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Historical Event on 2/1/1855
East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1914 | Syed Mushtaq Ali Takub Khan, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's, was born in Indore. |
| 1/11/1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously. |
| 11/24/1988 | Mizoram became the first Lok Sabha member. |
| 11/24/1988 | Muhammad of Bin Quasim (Kasim), Arabs, attacked on Sindh and captured it. Muhammad defeated and killed King Dahir, Hindu king, at Rawar. |
| 2/19/1974 | Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai. |
| 8/1/1995 | Vohra Panel submits report, highlights nexus between mafia and politicians. |
| 11/13/1909 | Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle. |
| 11/25/1975 | Chandulal Shah, film maker, passed away. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
| 10/18/1968 | Narendra Deepchand Hirwani, cricketer (Ind leggie 16 wickets vs WI on debut in 1988), was born in Gorakhpur. |
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