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Historical Event on 1/4/1931
Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement.
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12/3/1956 | Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away. |
6/21/1998 | India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu. |
2/28/1989 | S. B. Chavan, Finance Minister, presents a Rs. 7337 crore-deficit budget for 1989-90. |
8/2/1993 | CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission. |
1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
3/23/1910 | Dr. Ram Manohar Hiralal Lohia also known as ""Dauntless Dr. Lohia"", freedom fighter and socialist leader, was born at Akbarpur, district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He had founded Praja Socialist Party in 1952. |
6/3/1985 | The week comprising of five working days was implemented in Central Government Offices for its staff. |
2/7/1922 | Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign. |
9/25/1993 | Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General. |
3/30/1999 | Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam. |
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