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Historical Event on 8/1/1846

Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/17/1976Montreal Olympics opens.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
7/22/1992Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
7/21/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.
1/1/1994Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
2/22/1996Indian police charge 14 more politicians in corruption scandal that has already led to resignations from the Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's govt.
3/21/1916Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
3/17/1920Mujiburr Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara now in Bangladesh.