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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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1913 | Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born. |
| 6/8/1936 | Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958. |
| 6/5/1992 | Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published. |
| 9/9/2000 | Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship. |
| 1/29/1948 | Angry refugees ask Gandhiji to retire to the Himalayas. |
| 2/21/1829 | Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. |
| 8/19/1993 | Sharad Pawar elected to Maharashtra Legislative Council from Pune. |
| 9/2/1918 | Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born. |
| 7/4/1789 | British East India Company signed a treaty with the Nizam of Hydrabad and Peshwa of Pune against Tipu Sultan, King of Mysore, on the understanding that a cavalry of 10,000 would attack Tipu's territory and the conquered area would be divided amongst the three. |
| 5/31/1926 | Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born. |
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