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Historical Event on 1/7/1994

The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/27/1977The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
4/21/1997Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal.
7/9/1873Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
12/9/1977Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away.
5/21/1966General Election (11th) of India ends.
7/9/1999Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.
1/14/1843Fakir Mohan Senapati, great writer and nationalist, was born.
8/14/1862Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad.
6/11/2000Assailants gun down 12 upper caste persons, including eight of a family in Bihar's Nawada district.