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Historical Event on 12/1/1921
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1950 | Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away . |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
| 9/2/1996 | Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva. |
| 12/11/1986 | The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86). |
| 10/13/1877 | Bhulabhai Desai, politician, was born. |
| 9/26/1975 | Notification to pay equal payment to both men and women workers was promulgated. |
| 10/27/1907 | Sardar Bhagat Singh, the great martyr, was born in village Banga, Lyallpur (now in Pakistsan) in a reputed Sikh freedom fighter's family. |
| 7/1/1879 | Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department. |
| 7/8/1930 | The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London. |
| 5/15/1949 | Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan. |
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