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Historical Event on 2/1/1969

Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
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1/25/1983Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982).
3/21/1992India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy.
3/22/1709It is assumed that Goswami Tulsidas started writing his great epic 'Ramcharitmanas' in Samvat 1631.
10/1/1995Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died.
8/5/1981Jagjivan Ram heads breakaway Congress(U) and calls new party Congress (J).
10/13/1911Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died.
10/27/1987Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.
4/8/1973India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.