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Historical Event on 5/4/1854

The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
8/12/1991Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
4/24/1942Shri Dinanath Mangeshkar, famous Marathi singer, nationalist, musician and actor, passed away at the age of 41.
1/14/1994Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University.
3/26/199914 tonnes of heavy water leaked into the second unit of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam during an in-service inspection.
8/11/1956The Lok Sabha passed the States Reorganisation Act.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
12/24/1972Daily newspaper ""Janshakti"" published it's first edition at Jalgaon.