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Historical Event on 7/1/1882

Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great professor, politician, physician, leader and veteran nationalist, was born at Patna.

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12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
1/18/1925Gajanan Johari, famous Marathi writer, was born.
2/9/1994Supreme Court sets aside disqualification (under anti-defection law in 1991) of former Goa CM Ravi Naik.
11/20/1930With all the pageantry of the British Empire, a conference of Indian and British leaders had been convened in London to discuss dominion status for India. Surrounded by Maharajahs in turbans, King George V convened the round table conference in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords. Notably absent was Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the nationalist movement. The conference saw a breakdown of the Indian caste system as Brahmins dealt with spokesmen for ""untouchable
10/21/1999B. R. Chopra, filmmaker, gets the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
11/10/1938Mustafa Kemal Ataturk passed away at Istanbul.