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Historical Event on 1/1/1879
Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1848 | Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Telegu author and social reformer, was born in Andhra Pradesh. |
| 9/2/1970 | President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari. |
| 7/5/1984 | Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore. |
| 8/11/1999 | Ramnath Parkar, former Indian opening batsman, died in Mumbai. |
| 2/4/1944 | Japanese attack Indian Seventh Army at Burma |
| 6/5/1961 | Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979. |
| 6/7/1631 | Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her. |
| 12/25/1921 | Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta. |
| 12/4/2000 | India deports TULF functionary-turned LTTE supporter M.K. Eelavendhan, a Chennai resident for over a decade. |
| 9/6/1990 | Prasar Bharti' bill passed in Parliament. |
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