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Historical Event on 1/2/1905

Jainendra Kumar, famous Hindi novelist and patriot, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/22/1916Shanti Ghosh, great revolutionary freedom fighter, was born at Calcutta. She was one of the accused in famous Chargaon ammunition plot and assassination of General Lemen, Inspector General of Dhaka.
12/12/1965Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
2/25/1968Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970.
4/1/1855Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published.
3/31/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous).
7/7/1997Armed Kuki militants shot dead 25 persons and injured five seriously in an attack on Paites village in Manipur.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
10/18/1995Punjab CM Harcharan Singh Brar inducts All India Youth Congress President Maninderjit Singh Bitta in to the cabinet.