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Historical Event on 3/1/1901

Vaidya Jogeshchandra Banerjee was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.
5/9/1995Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.
2/18/2000Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music.
2/18/2000Babur came to India , and conquered it through Sindh in his fifth attempt.
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
3/11/1984India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.