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Historical Event on 2/1/1956
Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
| 6/1/1996 | H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in. |
| 8/9/1997 | Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta. |
| 9/1/1999 | The Congress(I) President, Ms. Sonia Gandhi, launches a broadside against the Vajpayee Government on handling of Kargil issue. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 4/13/1997 | Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown. |
| 9/9/1993 | Narsimha Rao, Prime Minister, arrived in Seoul for a three-day visit. |
| 1/16/1924 | In a tragic ship wreck, Kumaran Asan, famous Malayalam poet & eminent social worker, died. |
| 4/23/1930 | Riots break out in Peshawar; 20 Indians shot down after killing of three Britishers. |
| 5/14/1998 | India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister. |
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