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Historical Event on 2/1/1797
Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1797 | Saint Eknath, bhagwatbhakt, passed away. |
| 1/4/1881 | Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started. |
| 11/18/1974 | Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away. |
| 11/24/1881 | Ram Rachhpal, son of Sukhi Ram, called 'Chhotu', freedom fighter, politician and leader, was born in a 'Jat' famlily in a small village Garhi Sampla in Rohpak district. His life was a saga of sincere and ceaseless striving to improve the condition of the poor peasants in India, popularly known as 'Deenbandhu'. |
| 1/24/2000 | Supreme Court imposes, with immediate effect, a ban on industries in Delhi and Haryana from discharging untreated industrial effluents into the Yamuna. |
| 1/12/1992 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67. |
| 1/7/1993 | C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns. |
| 2/1/1930 | A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London. |
| 12/11/1929 | Subhash Pandharinath ""Fergie"" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner), was born in Bom |
| 4/15/1984 | Extremist Sikhs plunder 40 stations in Punjab, India. |
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