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Historical Event on 1/2/1967
University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/21/1973 | V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974. |
| 8/9/1997 | Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta. |
| 9/12/1966 | Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel. |
| 9/29/1988 | 1988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces. |
| 11/22/1928 | British King George confined to bed with congested lung; Queen to take over duties. |
| 3/16/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 9/7/1998 | Swami Ranganathananda is elected the 13th president of the Ramakrishna Order. |
| 2/25/1993 | 113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action. |
| 2/14/1807 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the sardars in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
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