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Historical Event on 4/9/1986

First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
8/28/1976Second World Hindi Conference held in Mauritius.
10/29/1967Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away.
8/12/1928The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
11/22/1913Lakshmikant Jha, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir state and international famed ecomonist, was born.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
1/24/1958First international Film Festival started in Mumbai.
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
6/16/1946Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London.