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Historical Event on 1/1/1975
Shankarrao Vasudev Kirloskar, famous iindustrialist, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/9/1981 | Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricketer (two Tests for India, 29 runs & 0/13), died. |
| 10/19/1905 | Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London. |
| 2/23/1946 | Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns. |
| 7/9/1938 | Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 6/29/1909 | Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963). |
| 4/22/1915 | Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born. |
| 2/11/1981 | Australia all out for 83 vs India at MCG. They were chasing 143 to win. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
| 6/24/1946 | Congress party rejects British plan for provisional govt. pending constitution in New Delhi. |
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