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Historical Event on 2/1/1964

Unit Trust of India' established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
2/6/2000''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
7/21/1934Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune.
6/12/1997Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
1/21/1922V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai.
2/18/1975Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born.
9/30/1894Rangnath Ramchandra Diwakar, Gandhian leader, was born.
8/15/1997K. R. Narayanan, President, posthumously confers nation's highest peace-time gallantry award 'Ashok Chakra' to second Lieutenant Puneet Dutta.