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Historical Event on 1/1/1918
Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/16/1983 | Harish Chandra, great Indian scientist, died. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world. |
| 9/29/1970 | Union Carbide India Ltd in Bombay was commissioned Reclamation Plant Sewage Water of India for commercial use. |
| 7/22/1993 | Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India. |
| 3/15/1996 | Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K. |
| 1/30/1905 | Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P. |
| 9/18/1941 | Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa. |
| 9/22/1891 | Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away. |
| 5/15/1998 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award. |
| 11/17/1948 | Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers. |
| 9/29/2000 | Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary. |
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