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Historical Event on 1/11/1955

Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.
7/1/1999Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA).
8/1/1953Bombay Government decides to abolish ''jagirs'' in merged areas.
3/15/1901Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.
2/7/1975Saint Chokhoba passed away.
10/15/1943Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.