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Historical Event on 1/2/1964
Raichaudhary Ambikagiri, nationalist Asamia poet, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/31/1658 | Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
| 3/17/1989 | Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away. |
| 9/26/1996 | Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966. |
| 3/29/1977 | S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77). |
| 6/19/1995 | India and US officially launch Indo-US Commercial Alliance during US Trade Secretary's visit. |
| 12/27/1926 | Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK. |
| 3/7/2000 | A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district. |
| 9/5/1998 | University and college teachers affiliated to the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations call off their nation-wide strike. |
| 7/7/1943 | Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore. |
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