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Historical Event on 9/4/1979

India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/2000Danial Latifi (83), well known jurist and senior Supreme Court advocate, died of cancer in New Delhi.
6/14/1958Dr. C.V. Raman receives the Lenin Peace Prize in Kremlin.
1/6/1989Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed for the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
7/18/1993Dr. Banoo Coyaji, 75, gets Magsaysay Award for Public Service.
5/30/1915Krishen Behari Lall, Indian Civil Service and Diplomat, was born at Delhi.
2/5/1992Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.
1/24/1966Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, chairmain of Atomic Research Institute, passed away near Geneva when Air India Boeing 707 crashed in accident at Alps Hills, Mont Blanc in Switzerland killing all the 117 persons on board.
2/15/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, presents Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1998 to B.R. Chopra for his contribution to Indian cinema.
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.