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Historical Event on 2/1/1889
Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/27/1990 | Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation. |
| 12/27/1990 | Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated. |
| 11/23/1908 | Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 8/6/1920 | 'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released. |
| 5/3/1969 | Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist. |
| 5/17/1775 | Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war. |
| 10/15/1915 | Dr. I. Gopalkrishnan, Cricket Test Umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/8/1991 | L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha. |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 6/1/1904 | Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese. |
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