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Historical Event on 2/1/1964

Judge Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 15.03.1966.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.
8/18/1920Harbhajan Singh, educationist and writer, was born at Lumding.
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8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
7/8/1928Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks.
11/24/1992It was decided that Lok Sabha session would start with the national song ""Vande Mataram"" and end with National Anthem ""Jana Gana
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
6/1/1959The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India.
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.