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Historical Event on 1/1/1950

Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
12/19/1927Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
1/4/1948Burma achieved its independence from Great Britain. In 1989, Burma changed its name to Myanmar to reflect the multi-ethnic composition of the country. Apart from the Burmese, the main ethnic minority groups are the Karen, Shan, Mon, Chin, and Kachin. Just as the Burmese did against the British, almost all of these ethnic groups have struggled against the Burmese government for self-determination.
2/14/1989Supreme Court orders Union Carbide Coporation of USA and Union Carbide India Limited to pay $470 millions (about Rs. 710 crores) in full and final settlement of all claims out of the Bhopal gas Disaster Litigation tragedy of 1985.
2/12/1890Shastri A. R. Krishna was born.
5/17/1997Two workers belonging to Mamsapuram near Srivilliputtur ''burnt alive'' at neighbouring Edayankulam by its residents who took them hostage.
6/25/16586th Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb arrested his father Shahjahan and put him in Agra Fort Jail.
4/30/1958Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody.
12/1/1963Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union.