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Historical Event on 1/1/1955

Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1926Ramkrishna Hegde, former Central Cabinet Minister and Chief Minister of Karnataka, was born.
4/26/1999The President dissolves Lok Sabha and orders fresh elections.
1/25/1957Kashmir becomes Indian state.
5/21/1923Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
8/10/1755Narayanrao Peshwa was born.
7/16/1954French rule ends in Mahe. De facto power was transferred to the people and the Indian flag hoisted.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.
12/29/1844W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
11/12/1969Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).
2/19/1956Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away.