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Historical Event on 1/1/1910

Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
2/22/1958Maulana Abul Kalam Azad passed away in New Delhi, India. He was a great leader, great orator, revolutionary and fighter for national freedom. Some of his works which are the masterpieces of the Urdu language are ""Ghubari-Khatir"" and Tadhkirah"". He was Minister of Education in the first Indian Government.
9/13/1893Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of 'Prarthana Samaj', passed away.
7/31/1907Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi, famous ancient researcher and mathematician, was born.
9/6/1774British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
12/25/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS.
7/15/1936Hridayanand 'Kumaresh' Tiwari, great Hindi poet and writer, was born in Reoti, U.P.
7/22/1999J. H. Patel, Karnataka Chief Minister, recommends dissolution of the Assembly and the Governor Khurshid Alam Khan accepts it. Earlier Mr. Patel drops eight Ministers including the Deputy Chief Minister Siddharamiah.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.