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Historical Event on 3/1/1908

A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1978Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away.
9/30/1989INS Shalki, India's first indigenously built submarine, launched in Bombay.
7/11/1964M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.
7/1/1992Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
5/1/1973All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
1/18/1998Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India.
6/30/1997Gujarat floods claimed 170 lives.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
8/2/1858British parliament passed the act to handover the administration of India to British Government from East India Company. After the occasion, the Supreme British ruler in India was called as 'Viceroy'.