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Historical Event on 2/1/1797

Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/30/1974India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban.
1/4/1907Govind Rai, renowned Gujarati novelist and writer of 'Saraswati Chandra', passed away.
9/4/1993Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc.
1/19/1948India and Pakistan accept U.N. mediation in New York.
1/22/1963The National Library for the Blind, the first national institute of its kind, was set up at Dehradun.
3/1/1901Vaidya Jogeshchandra Banerjee was born.
12/8/1875Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born.
6/19/1931Nandini Satpathy, politician, was born at Cuttack in Orissa.
12/7/1782Hyder Ali, warrior of Mysore, passed away in a camp near Chittur.
7/24/1932Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan was established for the service of the sick and humanitarian activities.