Year 1628
Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
FEBRUARY 4
Daily Historical Chronicle
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4 February: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 4 February.
Year 1757
Lord Clive remained unsuccessful after sending two ambassadors to make treaty with Siraj -Ud -Daula, while he was marching towards Calcutta.
Year 1789
George Washington was unanimously elected the first President of the United States.
Year 1910
New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest.
Year 1922
The Chauri Chaura incident took place on at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India.
Year 1922
After the violent agitation at Chauri Chaura, Mahatma Gandhi withdrew his non-cooperation agitation by fasting for three days.
Year 1924
Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay.
Year 1936
Artificially created radium became the first radioactive element.
Year 1944
Japanese attack Indian Seventh Army at Burma.
Year 1944
Azad Hind Sena marched towards Delhi with the slogan ‘Chalo Delhi’ (Let’s go to Delhi).
Year 1945
World War II: The British Indian Army and Imperial Japanese Army begin a series of battles known as the Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations.
Year 1948
Sri Lanka gained independence.
Year 1948
Finance Minister announces the nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948.
Year 1961
Dr. Bidhanchandra Roy, an internationally renowned doctor and sculptor of modern Bengal was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honor of India.
Year 1976
Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
Year 1990
Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
Year 1994
India was elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.
Year 2004
Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin founded Facebook, and Mark Zuckerberg became its first CEO.
Born 1891
M. A. Ayyangar, the First Deputy Speaker and then-Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament.
Born 1902
Charles Lindbergh, an American aviator.
Born 1917
Yahya Khan, a Pakistani general who served as the third President of Pakistan.
Born 1922
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, an Indian vocalist from Karnataka.
Born 1924
Kocheril Raman Narayan, ninth Vice President of India and then president of India, was born.
Born 1938
Pandit Birju Maharaj, Classical Kathak dancer from India.
Born 1943
Ken Thompson, an American pioneer of computer science.
Born 1943
Padma Subrahmanyam, an Indian classical Bharata Natyam dancer.
Born 1946
Dr. Satnarayan Nathulal Jatiya was born in Jawad, Distt. Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh).
Born 1974
Urmila Matondkar, an Indian actress.
Born 1984
Sandeep Acharya, Indian singer (d. 2013)
Died 1318
Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi.
Died 1670
Tanaji Malusare, a military assistant of Maratha King Shivaji.
Died 1934
Madhusudan Das "Utkal Gourab", passed away. He was described as a great Indian patriot, who wore himself out is giving shape and reality to various nation-building schemes. He wrote a number of articles and poems both in Oriya, English and Bengali to fill people with enthusiasm and patriotism. He was the first non-official Vice Chairman and then Chairman of Cuttack District Board.
Died 1974
Satyendra Nath Bose: a noted mathematician, professor and physicist, passed away at Calcutta. He contributed greatly to statistical mechanics, the electromagnetic properties of the ionosphere, the theories of X-ray crystallography and thermoluminescence, and unified field theory. Bose instituted "Planck's Law and the Hypothesis of Light Quana" in 1924.
Died 1993
D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.
Died 2001
Pankaj Roy, an Indian cricketer. He is best known for establishing the world record opening partnership of 413 runs.
Died 2002
Bhagwan Dada, an Indian actor and film director.