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Historical Event on 2/1/1831

The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.
2/8/1948Indian govt. bans Muslim groups 'Khaksars' and 'League National Guard'.
8/2/1958Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad.
3/1/1995Iftikar, famous character actor, died.
4/1/2000India wins four golds in the under-14 Youth chess championship in Teheran.
4/4/1926Martial law is declared in Calcutta as rioting continues.
7/22/1999J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.
12/10/1992The Central Government bans RSS, VHP, ISS, Bajrang Dal and Jamait-e-Islami.