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Historical Event on 1/1/1891

Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1947There were bound to be difficulties in consolidating the loosely federated Indian provinces, princely states, etc. into one homogeneous whole state. Kashmir, after initial dithering, acceded to India voluntarily and by popular consent, then, was invaded by Pakistani tribesmen with the support of the Pakistani government.
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
5/20/1957Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, social reformer, leader and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, passed away at Hyderabad.
1/9/1904Pratab Singh Chaudhari, social worker, was born at Multan, Punjab .
2/21/1998Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"".
7/18/1994Munis Raza, famous educationist and former Chancellor of Delhi University, passed away.
1/27/1967Maharashtra State Text book manufacturing and carriculum modification Corporation established at Pune.
12/13/1899Pandurang Satu Naik, famous film photographer of Indian film industry, was born.