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Historical Event on 1/2/1987
Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/29/1849 | Maharaj Dulip Singh left the throne of Punjab that once belonged to his late father Ranjit Singh and was then occupied by the East India Company. The Britishers had captured it after defeating the Sikh Army at Amritsar. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
| 4/8/1835 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England. |
| 8/9/1788 | Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife. |
| 10/4/1993 | PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore. |
| 4/26/1813 | Swati Tirunal Ramavarma, outstanding composer of Carnatic music in Kerala, was born in a royal family of Travancore. |
| 11/23/1908 | Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 12/28/1926 | Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service. |
| 9/4/1862 | Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born. |
| 7/31/1980 | Muhammad Rafi, famous playback singer, died at the age of 40. |
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