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Historical Event on 1/1/1995
N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/19/2000 | Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 1/31/1992 | LTTE Supremo, V. Prabhakaran, declared offender in Rajiv Gandhi murder case and ordered to surrender by a Madras court. |
| 4/2/1953 | Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away. |
| 10/18/1919 | W. A. Sangma, leader of Meghalaya, was born. |
| 5/19/1956 | The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi. |
| 11/5/1931 | M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 3/31/1935 | 374 infants wed at a mass ceremony. |
| 7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
| 7/15/1920 | Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. |
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