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Historical Event on 12/1/1997

At least 61 persons, including 22 women and 17 children, belonging to SC and extremely backward communities are gunned down by banned private army of feudal landlords, Ranbir Sena, at Bathe-Lakshmanpur village in Bihar's Jehanabad district.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
5/6/1971D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77).
2/18/199247 die in Tamil Nadu's Kumbakonam Mahamakham stampede.
3/24/1946British Cabinet Mission came to India presided by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
8/25/1999Former Indian Davis Cup captain Narendra Nath died in Delhi.
10/21/1906Gandhiji went to England till Nov 30 on deputation to present Indians' case to Colonial Secretary.
2/23/1946Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.
11/24/1899Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first chief minister of Rajasthan state, was born at Jobner, Jaipur District.
2/1/1948Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.