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Historical Event on 1/7/1994

The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
7/10/1991Shivraj Patil of Congress elected Speaker of 10th Lok Sabha.
12/28/1930Police are stoned by demonstrators as they attempt to prevent an illegal flag-salutation ceremony at Bombay.
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
6/2/1975India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada.
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
10/2/1906Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour.
6/1/1992Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara.
10/14/1999Sheikh Shamim, an Indian, is hanged for espionage in Pakistan.
1/18/1959Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good.