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Historical Event on 1/1/1955

Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
4/26/1946V. K. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-till date, was born at Hyderabad. He has become one of the first Indian Test umpires to be invited to umpire in a foreign country along with P. D. Reporter.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
6/18/1943Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
10/31/1999Dr. S. S. Badrinath gets Dhanvantari Award.
5/11/1991Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
8/6/1996SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department.
9/10/1999Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.