What Happened Today In History?
Find out what happened on 4th July 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 on 4th July.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Muhammad Ovez Sabri (born 4 July), popularly known as Toshi Sabri (Hindi: तोशी सब्री), is a singer of Rajasthan’s Sabri family. Toshi specializes in many genres ranging from Qawwali to Pop. He is also lead playback singer on Raaz – The Mystery Continues in a song titled “Maahi”.
- Aryan Vaid (born 4 July 1971) is an Indian male model who won the Graviera Mr. India modelling pageant in the year 2000. Vaid is a qualified chef and a lifestyle columnist with The Hindustan Times. He has been actively involved with theatre and has done a few street plays at the Prithvi theatre in Mumbai.
- Yuki Bhambri ( born 4 July 1992, in New Delhi) is a male Indian professional tennis player( World Rank 219). .Yuki is managed by IMG and trains at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He started playing tennis at the age of six years.
Death anniversaries on 4th July:
- Swami Vivekananda(12 January 1863–4 July 1902), born Narendra Nath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the western world.
- Ashraf ‘Ali Thanwi was an Indian Deoband deobandi Hanafi scholar of the Deobandi school. Thanwi graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband in 1884.It is claimed that when Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, one of the founders of the institution, arrived for the graduation ceremony, Maulana Mehmud Hasan informed him Thanwi, an especially intelligent student.
Notable Events:
- 1986 – Sunil Gavaskar Celebrates his 115th Test in Cricket at Edgbaston.
- 1933 – Mahatma Gandhi is sentenced to an year of imprisonment.