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Historical Event on 2/1/1917

Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/1/1917Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
2/28/1994Budget with Tax Concessions of Rs.40.81 billion and a deposit of Rs.90.60 billion presented by Dr. Manmohan Singh in Parliament.
3/20/1997Greek instrumental composer Yanni Chryssomallis's 'Freedom Concert' held at the Taj, Agra.
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
9/12/1931Triloki Nath Madan, educationist and journalist, was born at Srinagar, Kashmir.
10/31/199426 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu.
4/26/1924Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.