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Historical Event on 2/1/1881

Cambridge Missionaries founded St. Stephen's College in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/27/1935Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), was born in Delhi
6/25/1945Lord Vevil talk to the Indian political leaders.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
10/11/1927Sarojini Regani, great journalist, was born at Secunderabad.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
10/2/1957All India Scheduled Caste Federation formally dissolved and a new political party 'Republican Party of India' was formed.
1/18/1999Gul Panag (20) from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India Universe at the Miss India 1999 beauty pageant in Pune.
1/31/1985Under the 52nd Constitutional Amendment, Anti-Defector Bill was passed unanimously in Lok Sabha. This avoided the Representatives of People to switch over political parties.
4/16/1997Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.