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Historical Event on 2/1/1948

Marathi Sanshodhan Mandal' established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1902Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
1/11/1994Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away.
12/9/1942Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, doctor of international fame, died at Kokun village, China.
6/2/1756Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.
6/23/1894Edward VIII, king of Great Brit/N-Ireland and emperor of India (1936), was born.
12/28/1981Madras-Penang undersea cable commissioned.
9/13/1998Dr. Justice Adarsh Sein Anand is appointed Chief Justice of India.
12/19/1961Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.
4/2/1933Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56.