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Historical Event on 1/8/1925

The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/22/1942Galagnath (Vyanktesh Tirko Kulkarni), famous Kannad novelist, passed away.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
11/2/1972ICMR set up a chain of regional centres of National Nutrition Monitoring and 500 Indians seize Washington Bureaux in different parts of India.
11/3/1997Vice President Krishan Kant presents India's 3-point 'South's positive agenda' at G-15 meet at Kuala Lumpur to ensure a fair deal in the process of globalisation.
9/12/1932Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.
4/6/1966Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
10/5/1676East India company got authority from the King of England to mint Indian currencies 'Rupee and Paise' coins in Bombay.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
1/15/1966The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons.