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HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (Dec-04)
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Dec 4, 1982 :: The People's Republic of China adopted its current
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on this day.
Dec 4, 1980 :: Francisco Sa CARNEIRO :: Died this day, he was the Prime Minister of
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Dec 4, 1974 :: AJIT AGARKAR :: Born this day, he is an Indian
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C. V. Raman
Bhushan
American geneticist
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Dec 4, 1963 :: SERGEI BUBKA :: Born this day, he is a retired Ukrainian
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. He represented the
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Bhushan
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before its dissolution in 1991. He is widely regarded as the best pole vaulter ever and one of the
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actor and comedian
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first and only
cricketer
constitution
GATEWAY
best athletes
world record
pole vaulter
French physiologist
President
Prime Minister
Europe
air pollution
Portugal
Soviet Union
C. V. Raman
Bhushan
American geneticist
of modern times. He won 6 consecutive IAAF World Championships, an Olympics gold and broke the
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first and only
cricketer
constitution
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pole vaulter
French physiologist
President
Prime Minister
Europe
air pollution
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C. V. Raman
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American geneticist
for men's pole vaulting 35 times (17 outdoor and 18 indoor records). He was the first to clear 6.0 metres and the
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actor and comedian
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first and only
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pole vaulter
French physiologist
President
Prime Minister
Europe
air pollution
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Soviet Union
C. V. Raman
Bhushan
American geneticist
(as of June 2007) to clear 6.10 metres (20 feet).
Dec 4, 1963 :: JAVED JAFFERY :: Born this day, he is an Indian
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first and only
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constitution
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pole vaulter
French physiologist
President
Prime Minister
Europe
air pollution
Portugal
Soviet Union
C. V. Raman
Bhushan
American geneticist
.
Dec 4, 1952 :: GREAT SMOG :: A cold fog descended upon London on this day, combining with
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and killing at least 12,000 in the weeks and months that follow.
Dec 4, 1945 :: THOMAS Hunt MORGAN :: Died this day, he was the
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actor and comedian
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cricketer
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and a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Dec 4, 1935 :: CHARLES Robert RICHET :: Died this day, he was a
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actor and comedian
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Bhushan
American geneticist
and a Nobel Prize laureate.
Dec 4, 1924 ::
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Bhushan
American geneticist
OF INDIA :: It was inaugurated in Bombay (now Mumbai) on this day, by the Viceroy, the Earl of Reading.
Dec 4, 1919 :: INDER Kumar GUJRAL :: Born this day, he was the
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of India from April to November, 1997.
Dec 4, 1918 :: WOODROW WILSON :: He became the first US President to travel to
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while in office on this day, when he headed for the World War I peace talks in Versailles.
Dec 4, 1910 :: Ramaswamy VENKATARAMAN :: Born this day, he was an Indian
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Bhushan
American geneticist
.
Dec 4, 1898 :: K.S. KRISHNAN :: Padma
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Sir Kariamanickam
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Krishnan, MSc in Physics, FRS, (4 December 1898 – 14 June 1961) was an Indian physicist. He was a co-discover of Raman scattering, for which his mentor
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was awarded the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Dec 4, 1828 :: Robert JENKINSON :: Died this day, he was the Prime Minister of the
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American geneticist
.