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Historical Event on 2/1/1831

The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/29/1924Purushottam Ramchandra Behr, famous writer and Editor of Marathi literature, was born.
7/5/1970Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives.
12/22/1998Janata Dal's S. Jaipal Reddy selected for the ''best parliamentarian award'' for 1998.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
8/23/1994Arati Gupta (Saha) succumbed to an incurable jaundice. (29-9-99).
12/30/1906The All India Muslim League was founded in Dacca by a group of big landlords which included Aga Khan III, The Nawab of Dacca and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk-Salimullah. They supported the Partition of Bengal and called for seperate Muslim electrorates and other safeguard for Muslims.
5/1/1947Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.