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Historical Event on 2/1/1971

Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/23/1984Bachendri Pal, an employee of Tata Iron and Steel Co. Limited at Jamshedpur, conquers the summit of Mount Everest to become the first Indian woman and the fifth women in the world to achieve this feat.
2/1/1901Six language penel were started on the Rs. five dinomination. These notes were single sided and the back side could be used for accounting purposes. The six languages were Urdu, Bengali, Telugu, Kaithi, Kannada and Tamil. The paper used for printing was white hand made and moulded.
7/27/1914Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914).
3/21/1957India's national calender came into force.
11/19/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
9/8/1960Feroz Gandhi, a prominent member of the Lok Sabha,died in New Delhi.
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.
1/4/1931Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement.