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Historical Event on 8/1/1932
Meena Kumari, film actress, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/8/1970 | Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers. |
| 7/5/1992 | Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories. |
| 6/6/1924 | S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born. |
| 12/28/1926 | Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service. |
| 8/18/1800 | Fort William College was established at Calcutta. |
| 7/8/1971 | Krishnarao Arkgudun, versatile Kannad author, died. |
| 5/5/1929 | Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 7/25/1970 | Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away. |
| 11/7/1990 | Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78. |
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