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Historical Event on 2/1/1972

International Airports Authority of India established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/26/1890Martyr Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was born at Allahabad. He was also the editor of revolutionary weekly 'Pratap'.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
3/28/1986Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.
5/31/1996J. H. Patel sworn in Karnataka CM.
10/12/1860Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
2/18/1905Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji Krishna Varma.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
10/26/1943Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.