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Historical Event on 1/2/1987

Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1911Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.
12/19/1961Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops.
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
4/1/1990Gold Control Act was withdrawn.
9/17/1929La Fontaine, Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM and AVSM, VM, was born in Madras.
3/19/1944Azad Hind Fauj hoisted the National Flag for the first time in North East India. On this event Bimal Roy produced the film 'Pehla Aadmi'.
1/4/1892J. C. Kumarappa, a Gandhian by thought, was born.
4/13/1890Ramchandra Gopal Torne (Dadasaheb), film director, was born.
12/1/1960Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/07/1964.
11/18/1974Rajni Pannikar,noted story writer, passed away.