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Historical Event on 1/1/1995

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/3/1765Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
2/5/1630Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born.
9/26/1911Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.
2/25/1962India Congress Party wins elections.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
3/21/1934Buta Singh, former Home Minister of India, was born.
4/17/1946Shri Valangaiman Sankaranarayana Srinivasa Shastri, greatest social reformer, freedom fighter, educationist, politician, master, scholar of Sanskrit and President of India, passed away.
8/14/1942Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts.
9/14/1910Dennis Laurence Amo, merchant and industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.