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Historical Event on 1/1/1879
Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/7/1887 | Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, was born at Dhamrai in Dhaka now in Bangladesh. |
| 7/8/1954 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab. |
| 7/4/1922 | Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 3/15/1997 | Lok Sabha passes Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 1997. |
| 3/28/1916 | Ramkrishna Pillai, journalist and social reformer, passed away. |
| 8/1/1920 | Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published. |
| 10/10/1927 | Bansilal, leader of Lokdal Party, was born |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 1/6/1842 | 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul.. |
| 11/22/1928 | British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties. |
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