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Historical Event on 1/8/1925

The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/15/1949Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
12/28/1925Kasturbhai Lalbhai Shrenik, great industrialist, was born at Ahmedabad.
7/18/1993Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died.
10/1/1997Gerhard Fischer, social worker, nominated for Gandhi peace prize. The 76-year-old German "Ambassador of Humanity'' was unanimously chosen for his contribution for social, economic and political transformation through non-violence
10/10/1973Vikash Dhorsoo, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Harfleur, Le Havre, France
11/20/1917Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born.
7/18/1998The Maharashtra Government bans the controversial Marathi play on Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. It was produced by Mr. Udhay Dhurat.
7/6/1787Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
12/15/1976Baichung Bhutia, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Gangtok, Sikkim.