4th April – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History?

Find out what happened on 4th of April in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred 4th April

Parveen Babi (4 April 1949 – 20 January 2005) was an Indian actress, who is most remembered for her glamorous roles alongside top heroes of the 1970s and early 1980s in blockbusters like Deewar, Namak Halaal, Amar Akbar Anthony and Shaan. She is often cited as one of the most beautiful actresses to have ever appeared in Indian cinema.
Lisa Ray, born 4 April 1972, is a Canadian actress, model, host, philanthropist and social activist. Lisa Ray was born in Toronto to a Hindu Bengali Indian father and a Polish mother and grew up in the suburb of Etobicoke. She excelled academically, doing five years of high school in four, while attending three different high schools: Etobicoke Collegiate Institute, Richview Collegiate
Simran (born Rishibala Naval on 4 April 1976) is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Bollywood and acted in several Hindi films, before starring in her first Tamil film V.I.P and her first Telugu film Abbai Gari Pelli in 1997. Rediff has called her “one of Tamil cinema’s top female draws.”
Shamshuddin Ibrahim, known professionally as Shaam (Tamil: ஷாம், born April 4, 1978), is a Tamil film actor and model. Starting his career as a professional model, he soon made his acting debut in the film Khushi (2000), appearing in a cameo role. He further appeared in lead roles in critically and commercially successful films such as 12B, Anbe Anbe, Iyarkai, Ullam Ketkumae.
Aindrita Ray (Kannada:born on 4 April 1985), is an Indian film actress, primarily appearing in Kannada films,who also appears in Telugu,Hindi and Amateur Cinema. She made her acting debut in 2007, starring in Meravanige and went on to appear in several commercially successful films, establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of Kannada cinema.

Death anniversaries on 4th April

 
Manilal Mohandas Gandhi (28 October 1892 – 4 April 1956) was the second of four sons of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. Manilal was born in Rajkot, India. In 1897 Manilal traveled to South Africa for the first time, where he spent time working at the Phoenix Ashram near Durban.
Gangadhar Meher (Oriya), renowned Oriya poet of 19th century also known as Swabhab Kavi,was a literary Midas, who transformed everything into gold by the alchemic touch of his genius. He was a born poet of delicate charm. His was a clean white style. His poem Bhakti (The Devotion) bears eloquent testimony to the change in religious outlook.
Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce (2 August 1920, Darjeeling – 4 April 2006) was a British scholar of Iranian languages, and an authority on Zoroastrianism. The Royal Asiatic Society’s annual Boyce Prize for outstanding contributions to the study of religion is named after her. She was born in Darjeeling where her parents were vacationing to escape the heat of the plains during the summer.
Cecil Paris (born 20 August 1911 in Kirkee, British India; died 4 April 1998 in Winchester, Hampshire) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled occasional right-arm off spin. In addition Paris was also a prominent cricket administrator. Paris played for Hampshire from 1933-1948.
Muhammad Ismail (Tamil) (1896–1972) was an Indian politician belonging to the Indian Union Muslim League. He was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, and a member of the Indian Parliament – both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He was also a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly which framed the Indian Constitution.

Notable Events:

 
1786 In British Parliament, Berk alleged 11 corruption charges against Indian Governor General Warren Hastings.
1858 Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops
1910 Sri Aurobindo left politics and reached Pondicherry, where he made the seat of Yoga.
1926 Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
 

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