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Historical Event on 1/1/1851

Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1995Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched.
9/3/1993Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat.
12/3/1971India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander.
3/31/1977N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980.
12/10/1978Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
12/4/1998Ilayaraja, nusic composer, selected for the Lata Mangeshkar award instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government.
1/17/1997Government rules out granting dual citizenship to NRIs.
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
5/24/1991The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused.