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Historical Event on 1/2/1930

Mazharul Haque, greatest social worker, politician, nationalist, poet, journalist and writer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/2/2000John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI.
10/6/1999The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu.
11/25/1866Allahabad court was established for Uttar Pradesh territory, it sat in Agra with five Judges between 1866 and 1868. It also has a bench in Lucknow.
12/31/1956Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, lawyer, politician and social worker, died at the age of 80.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
7/16/1991Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%.
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
7/15/1783Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, great Indian Merchant, Industrialist and philanthrophist, was born in Bombay. He aided famine relief, financed public works like wells, roads, causeways and bridges; founded dispensaries and hospitals; established educational institutions and scholarship funds; etc. He was receipent of a Knighthood and many medals.
11/22/1989Rajindernath, great Indian wicketkeeper 1 Test and 0 runs 0 ct, 4 stp, passed away.
9/25/1899Narhar Gangadhar Apte, great Hindi writer, was born at Satara.