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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
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.
5/21/1994The Union Government imposes blanket ban on capitation fee for admission to private professional colleges.
8/20/1905Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto.
2/5/1931Krishna Film Co., Bombay produced a 7,659 feet long 'Krishnatone Talkie Programme No. 1, which was released quite before the release of 'Alam Ara,' first talkie film of India. The Krishnatone Programme was censored at C.C. No. 9906 on February 5 and the programme contained the following: (1) Arabic Song (2) Indian Orchestra No.1 (3) Indian Orchestra No.2 (4) Indian Orchestra No.3 (5) Jal Tarang Solo (6) Hindi Song No. 1 (7) Hindi Song No.2 (8) Hindi Song No. 3 (9) Bengali Song (10) Garba No. 1 (11) Garba No. 2 (12) Gujarati Comic Song (13) Hindi Chorus Song No. 1 (14) Hindi Chorus Song No. 2 (15) Dilruba Solo (16) Violin Solo (17) Goanese Song.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
7/16/1917Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.