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Historical Event on 1/2/1905
Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 8/4/2000 | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday. |
| 1/1/1950 | Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai. |
| 11/20/1917 | J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta. |
| 4/27/1994 | Supreme Court strikes down section 309 of the Indian Penal Code(which makes suicide a punishable offence)- violative of Article 21. |
| 9/1/1896 | Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta. |
| 12/28/1926 | Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service. |
| 8/25/1992 | Veerappa Moily, Karnataka minister, stripped of Education portfolio. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 11/26/1949 | Constitution of India was adopted |
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