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Historical Event on 1/1/1892
Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1919 | Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born. |
| 6/18/1997 | E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican. |
| 10/27/1947 | Indian Governments accepts King of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Harisingh's accession merging Jammu and Kashmir in India and sends its troops. Accession of Jammu and Kashmir was then officially announced. No. 12 Sqn was to initiate the remarkable feat of air-lifting the first Sikhs from Palam onto the rough and dusty Srinagar airstrip without planning or reconnaissance as the initial Indian response to the sizeable insurgent forces that were pouring across the border into Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 9/29/1755 | Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India |
| 1/14/1994 | Marathwada University renamed as Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. |
| 1/5/1952 | U.S. signs five-year accord to give India $ 50 mil. for economic development in New Delhi. |
| 7/28/1914 | Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government. |
| 3/8/1833 | Vishwanath Narayan Mandalik, famous journalist, writer and social reformer, was born. |
| 3/19/1995 | Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away. |
| 3/25/1983 | Chalpati Rao, great journalist, passed away. |
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