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Historical Event on 1/2/1960
Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1896 | Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta. |
| 8/7/1941 | Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc. |
| 10/2/1998 | Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997. |
| 10/2/1998 | Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi. |
| 1/27/1995 | K.V. Krishna Rao, J&K Governor, gets another term. |
| 3/22/1915 | Dr. Nagendra, famous hindi critic, was born. |
| 11/29/1989 | Voters oust Gandhi and Congress party |
| 10/31/2000 | The Income Tax Department 'indicts' five cricketers - Kapil Dev, Ajay Jadeja, Manoj Prabhakar, Nikhil Chopra and Ajay Sharma - for tax evasion and concealment of income earned through ""dubious sources' |
| 7/10/1977 | The Planning Commission decides to introduce Rolling Plan concept. |
| 8/16/1958 | Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival. |
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