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Historical Event on 8/1/1899
Kamala Nehru, wife of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social worker, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1998 | Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 11/27/1778 | Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon. |
| 12/22/1994 | Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay. |
| 1/21/1963 | Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi. |
| 8/28/1667 | Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur. |
| 11/2/1990 | Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence. |
| 4/27/1920 | Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian leader and Magssese Awardee, was born. |
| 10/17/1999 | Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang. |
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