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Historical Event on 1/1/1903

Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/8/1994Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
10/28/1911Mutyalswami Muniswami Naidu, cricket Test umpire, one test in 1951-52, was born at Vadodara, Gujarat.
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.
5/16/1995Government of India decides not to extend the validity of TADA Act.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
7/7/1992Truckers call off strike.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.