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Historical Event on 1/2/1959

Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad, cricketer (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83), was born in Purnea, Bihar.

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5/7/1994Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly.
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6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
6/12/1976Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi.
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
2/24/1950G.J.M.Gazdar, computational linguist, was born.
8/4/1935Government of India got the Royal Assent Act 1935.