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Historical Event on 1/1/1880
Money order system was introduced.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/2/1948 | Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 5/24/1991 | Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi. |
| 2/11/1980 | Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away. |
| 6/3/1912 | Sohrab Pirojsha Godrej, great industrialist, was born. |
| 6/3/1912 | Guru Angad, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 1/14/1948 | First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published. |
| 11/20/1955 | Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ. |
| 6/9/1949 | Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab. |
| 3/18/1992 | Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away. |
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