August4

Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.

Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.

Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat.

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, was born at Chanhalag village in Sirmaur.

Udham Singh, Indian field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64), was born.

Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.

Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.

Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.

Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego.

Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.

Indian Government Act was approved by the king.

Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.

Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay.

World's longest and highest Dam 'Nagarjun Sagar' made by Masonary System was inaugrated.

Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose "should be treated as cancelled", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.

Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98.

Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, famous lawyer, philosopher, ancient researcher and eminent historian, died at Patna.

Justice Brij Mohan Lal was sworn in chairman of the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission.

Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).

Nagpur University started working.

Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died.