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Historical Event on 5/1/1902

Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
5/18/1901Nibaran Chandra Chakrabarti, great poet and Hindi writer, was born in Brahmangaon, (Dacca).
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
10/27/1999The Archbishop of Delhi rules out Pope John Paul II's dialogue with the VHP during his visit to India in November.
8/22/1933Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
12/7/1825First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.
5/9/1874First horse-drawn tram car started running in Mumbai.
10/26/1943Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.