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Historical Event on 2/1/1894
Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/17/1966 | India's beauty queen Rita Faria was crowned as 'Miss World' in World Beauty contest held in London. She was a medical student. |
| 7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
| 8/22/1988 | Gorkha National Liberation Front signs an accord with the Centre and West Bengal on formation of an elective hill Council for Darjeeling. |
| 12/15/1749 | Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died. |
| 1/11/1986 | The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary. |
| 1/14/1999 | At least 51 persons are killed and several injured in a stampede at a hilltop at Pampa on the foothills of Sabarimala in Kerala. |
| 5/7/1990 | Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act. |
| 3/12/1942 | British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal. |
| 9/18/1867 | Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta. |
| 3/21/1916 | Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar. |
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