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Historical Event on 12/1/1991

Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/29/1907Labour MP James Keir Hardie accuses UK of running India 'like the Czar runs Russia'
4/26/1858Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels.
1/26/1950India is proclaimed a Sovereign Democratic Republic ceasing to be a British dominion and adopted Indian Constitution which came into force.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
12/23/1983Micheal Chopra, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Newcastle, England.
4/4/1912Dhundiraj Gopal Sapre, Sahityaratna and Sanskrit litterateur, was born.
4/23/1928Narasimha Murtey, educationist, was born at Nandur, A.P.
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
12/11/1958Jesuit father and first Englishman S.J.Thomas Stephens arrived at Goa in a Portuguese ship. He settled here and died in 1619.