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Historical Event on 2/1/1969
Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/18/1896 | Pandit Kunjilal Dubey, freedom fighter, educationalist and politician, was born at Amgaon, District Narsinghpur. |
| 12/12/1964 | HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight. |
| 6/1/1947 | Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born. |
| 11/16/1997 | Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender. |
| 8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
| 4/15/1947 | The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence. |
| 3/22/1991 | Chautala sworn in as Haryana CM. |
| 1/12/1996 | Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill. |
| 12/1/2000 | An armed intruder snipes at naval commando Satvir Singh at the official residence of the Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar in the high- security Rajaji Marg area in New Delhi. The Navy sets up an enquiry board to probe the incident. |
| 5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
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