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Historical Event on 4/5/1614

Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1984Satellite Insat 1-B dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
3/21/1916Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
9/23/1743Sawai Jaising died.
11/27/1999BJP recaptures the Jaipur Civic body posts by winning 49 out of 70 seats.
1/2/2000Surya Sekar Ganguly (Goodricke National Academy) wins the Junior National chess championship in Sivakasi.
4/23/1929Ranjit Film Co. was founded by Chandulal Shah and Gohar at Bombay.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
9/16/1916M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born.
8/9/1942The Congress at its Bombay session passed the famous Quit India resolution, calling for mass struggle on non-violent lines on the widest possible scale, under the leadership of Gandhiji. He stressed that ""We shall either free India or die in the attempt; We shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery""; popularly known as ""Do or Die"". But before the Congress could start the movement, the government arrested all the major leaders and the Congress was declared illegal. Spontaneous popular revolts broke out with the battle cry of 'British Quit India'.
12/11/1922Dilip Kumar, famous film actor, was born.