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Historical Event on 12/1/1993

Nirubhai Desai, freedom fighter, veteran journalist and socialist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1787Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.
7/6/1787Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.
7/24/2000S. Vijayalakshmi becomes the first Indian woman Grandmaster in the International Grandmasters chess tournament held in Hyderabad.
2/27/1912Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. .
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.
11/20/1969The Union Home Ministry decides to reserve posts for SC\STs in the public sector undertakings.
6/23/1895Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta.
11/11/1991Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
2/7/1908Manmanath Gupta was born.