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Historical Event on 1/1/1950

Inauguration of National Chemical Laboratory at Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1992Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away.
10/14/1998Prof. Amartya Sen (Indian Nobel Laureates), the economist-philosopher, awarded the Nobel Prize in economics for his contribution to welfare economics.
5/1/1913Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born.
7/6/1944Mahatama Gandhi was for the first time addressed as 'Father of Nation'.
7/13/1830Raja Ram Mohun Roy and Alexander Duff, in 1921 Scottish Church College, General Assembly s Institution was established with only five students, where teaching of the Bible took an important part.
5/21/1975The 26-mile feeder canal from Farakka to the Bhagirathi river dedicated to the nation.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
11/6/1931Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away.
10/16/1906Shankar Damodar Chitale, famous author and teacher, was born in Secundarabad.
6/4/1994Army successfully test-fires the short range surface-to-surface missile, 'Prithvi'.