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Historical Event on 3/1/1916
Habib Rahman, great Architect, was born at Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1999 | The Congress(I) President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, launches a broadside against the Vajpayee Government on handling of Kargil issue. |
| 5/18/1974 | Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement. |
| 9/10/1999 | Top seeds Bhupathi and Paes finished runners-up in the US Open doubles, losing to Sebastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final. |
| 10/20/1992 | Nirad C. Chauduri, 94, the Indian writer living in Oxford, made honorary Commander of the British Empire. |
| 1/20/1999 | Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award. |
| 4/17/1926 | Chandrashekhar, eighth Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 11/30/1990 | Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff. |
| 2/12/1890 | Shastri A. R. Krishna was born. |
| 1/9/1841 | John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris. |
| 11/15/1830 | Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England. |
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