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Historical Event on 2/1/1855

East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
9/9/1850Bhartendu Harish Chander, father of modern Hindi literature, poet and dramatist, was born.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
1/31/1996Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune.
11/28/1967Pandurang Mahadev Bapat ""Senapati Bapat"", revolutionary and social reformer, passed away at the age of 89. He led the famous ""Mulshi Satyagraha"" and played a significant role in the struggle for Samyukta Maharashtra and took part in Goa liberation movement.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
9/15/1940Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born.
12/3/1971Pakistan took the initiative of striking the airfields both in the East and the West. While the IAF carried out retaliatory air strikes in the West and shot the Pakistan Air Force (PAP) out of the skies.