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Historical Event on 2/1/1969

Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1922Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati.
1/19/1839Aden conquered by British East India Company.
6/5/1966Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
11/19/2000Indian girls lifts Asian junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation cup under-18 championship in Hong Kong.
5/10/1979Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
7/3/1745Ranoji Shinde died.
4/8/1997Delhi High Court quashes charges of corruption and criminal conspiracy against L.K. Advani (BJP President), and former Union Minister V.C. Shukla in the Jain hawala case.
7/12/1960Ranchi University was established.