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Historical Event on 12/1/1921
Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/10/1922 | Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati. |
| 5/1/1940 | Marathi magzine `Digdarshan' was published. |
| 12/4/1993 | Mulayam Singh Yadav, takes over as CM of UP; Bhairon Singh Sekhawat of Congress sworn in as CM of Rajasthan. |
| 3/26/1996 | Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar announces retirement from international cricket. |
| 8/2/1993 | CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission. |
| 2/9/1984 | Balasarasvati, eminent classical Karnatic singer and Bharat Natyam dancer of worldwide acclaim, passed away in Madras. |
| 6/1/1819 | William Carey, Ward and Marshman established the Serampore College in Bengal. |
| 8/13/1638 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa. |
| 2/23/1997 | Justice J. S. Verma appointed Chief Justice of India. |
| 12/24/1891 | Chandra Singh Garhwali, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Masson, Patti Chauthan, Tehsil Thalisain, District Garhwal. |
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