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Historical Event on 2/1/1889
Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/3/1999 | Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal. |
| 7/24/1996 | Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs. |
| 5/10/1977 | Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away. |
| 10/6/1963 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died. |
| 3/13/1992 | K. S. Niranjan, famous Kannad author, passed away. |
| 1/24/1921 | T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born. |
| 4/25/2000 | The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case. |
| 1/31/1960 | Milkha Singh at Lahore sets record for 200m in 20.7s. |
| 10/9/2000 | The Reserve Bank of India issued bank notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 in the Mahatma Gandhi series bearing the leader's portrait in the watermark and signature of Dr. Bimal Jalan, Governor of the RBI. The length of the note is 177 mm and the width is 73 mm. The notes are printed in a combination of offset and intaglio processes. This is the first note with intaglio printing on it. |
| 5/5/1977 | Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party. |
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