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Historical Event on 8/1/1927

Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1992Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her.
7/10/1971Kochin University was established in Kerala.
6/9/1752French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
2/26/1937Manmohan Desai, film producer and director, was born.
6/17/1839Lord William Bentik, governor general of India, was born.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
4/5/1922Pandita Ramabai, social worker and philosophist, passed away.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.