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Historical Event on 1/2/1987

Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1997Portfolio changes were effected by I K Gujral in Union Cabinet.
8/6/1962Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.
12/10/1932The Indian Military Academy (IMA) was formally inaugurated by Field Marshal Sir Philip W Chetwode, Bt, GOB, KCMG, GCSI, DSO and was christened as ""The Pioneers"". The crowning event was delivered in the hall, now named after him, and in the address to the trainees, he enunciated three principles: 'the safety, honour, and welfare of your country comes first, always and everytime', which were to guide the future officers of the Indian Army . A passage from this address has come to acquire immortality and has been adopted as the credo of the Acad
10/6/1998Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.
12/7/1993BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case.
9/27/1989Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died.
6/12/1891Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July.
12/19/1961Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.
6/16/1992P. D. Dhhavle, former editor of daily newspaper `Maharashtra', passed away.
9/13/1965Pakistanis bomb Bombay.