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Historical Event on 1/10/1964
Battles between Muslims & Hindus in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989. |
| 8/26/2000 | Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai. |
| 11/3/1997 | American Consulate General in Chennai starts issuing visitor's visa with 10-year validity. |
| 1/8/1993 | Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra. |
| 12/10/1999 | Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 1/1/1992 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Space Year"". |
| 6/16/1859 | Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away. |
| 8/6/1991 | Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA. |
| 1/26/2001 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Ustad Bismillah Khan. |
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