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Historical Event on 1/12/1934
Surya Sen (Master Da), revolutionary leader of the Indian Republican Army, who attacked the armoury of Chittagong with 62 men of the Indian Republican Army, was hanged at Chittgong Jail by the Britishers.
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| 7/2/1941 | Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29. |
| 8/11/1954 | Madireddy Venkateshwar Narasimha Rao, cricketer (Indian leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), was born in Secunderabad. |
| 5/4/1935 | Dalip Kaur Tiwana, great educationist and writer, was born in Ribbon village, Punjab. |
| 4/4/1898 | Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar. |
| 3/1/1963 | 25 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions. |
| 7/31/1938 | Khalid Anwer Ansari, social worker, was born. |
| 10/24/1890 | Shishirkumar Mitra, Physics expert, was born in Calcutta. |
| 8/8/1932 | Dada Kondke, famous Marathi actor, was born. |
| 10/2/1986 | Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat. |
| 10/9/1999 | Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion. |
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