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Historical Event on 1/2/1987

Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1613Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
6/10/1908Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born.
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
5/1/199560 killed as Madras-Kanyakumari Express collides with a goods train at Danishpet.
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
9/3/1992Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.