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Historical Event on 2/1/1917

Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.

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9/2/1992Shripad Deshpande, senior journalist, passed away.
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2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.
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12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.
4/22/1996National Stock Exchange launches a new equity index - the NSE 50.
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8/21/1986Nine-member Cong-MNF coalition ministry headed by MNF President Laldenga sworn-in in Aizawl.
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