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Historical Event on 01/12/1399
Kritiwas, writer of Ramayana in Bengali language, was born.
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| 9/8/1887 | Swami Sivananda, (1887-1963), religious leader, Hindu universalist renaissance guru, author of 200 books and founder of Divine Life Society with 400 branches worldwide, was born in the quiet village of Pattamadai, District Tirunelveli. |
| 2/3/1921 | The Evens Report on Indian Cinema 1921' was tabled before the Govt. on February 3. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
| 12/17/1740 | Chimaji Appa, Peshwa warrior, died. |
| 10/30/1999 | G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life. |
| 1/23/1809 | Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa. |
| 2/10/1916 | Revolutionary Sohanlal Pathak hanged. |
| 11/8/1991 | K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab. |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 7/5/1999 | Two buses, which were inaugurated from Dhaka, arrive in Calcutta. |
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