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Historical Event on 2/1/1969

Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1997Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.
6/4/1926Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
11/29/1959Govind Sakharam Serdesai, Jagirdar Raobahadur, passed away.
5/3/1977Hamid Dalwai, father of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal in Maharashtra, passed away.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
2/16/1927Rail service started between India and Nepal.
8/11/1954Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
3/30/1994Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.