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Historical Event on 4/3/1914

Sam Hormuj Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, India's first Field Marshal, was born. He was better known as ""Sam Manekshaw"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
10/1/1978In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
11/5/1931M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.
4/9/1991Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
7/15/1993Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President.
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.
3/5/1991Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.
12/4/1796Bajirao became the second Peshwa.
7/22/1998Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi.