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Historical Event on 1/2/1994
Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1897 | Girja Dayal Girish, great poet and writer, was born at Saraiyan Mahipat Singh, U.P. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 8/21/1995 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 5/16/1911 | Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah. |
| 1/22/1971 | Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973. |
| 1/28/1877 | Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away. |
| 2/22/1977 | Emergency and 'MISSA' laws were cancelled. |
| 12/19/1994 | Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu. |
| 9/30/2000 | The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. |
| 6/4/1903 | Gandhiji established the weekly journal ""Indian Opinion"" organised at Phoenix farm near Durban. |
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