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Historical Event on 11/1/1949
Thomason Collage at Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, was raised to the status of an Engineering University - the first of its kind in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/29/1971 | Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people. |
| 4/26/1992 | Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her. |
| 3/31/1964 | Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium. |
| 12/31/1910 | Mallikarjun Bhimramaiya Mansoor, famous singer of ""Jaipur Gharana"", was born. |
| 7/31/1880 | Nawab Rai\Dhanpat Rai, 'Prem Chand', great litterateur, writer, editor, journalist and headmaster, was born at Lamahi village near Varanasi, UP. |
| 9/4/1993 | New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank. |
| 1/16/1990 | All Governors asked to resign. |
| 6/22/1940 | Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders. |
| 11/6/1950 | King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India. |
| 11/8/1965 | British Indian Ocean Territory formed. |
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