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Historical Event on 12/1/1993

Nirubhai Desai, freedom fighter, veteran journalist and socialist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/2000Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, author of timeless classics 'Charitraheen' and 'Grihadaha', chosen novelist of the century in an online poll conducted by a literary magazine.
10/15/1999Maharashtra Governor P. C. Alexander asks both the BJP-Shiv Sena combine and the Congress(I) for proof.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
9/1/1887Karmveer Bhaurao Paygaunda Patil, educationist, social reformer and founder of 'Rayat Educational Institute', was born.
8/28/1972General Insurance Business was nationalised.
2/27/1996Manmohan Singh presents the vote-on-account as part of the interim budget in Lok Sabha for 1996-97 with a Rs. 5000 crore deficit.
12/1/1963Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union.
4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.