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Historical Event on 2/1/1835
East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/29/1998 | Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated. |
| 11/28/1945 | Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta. |
| 6/23/1927 | All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta. |
| 1/3/1922 | Kirat Chothairam Babani, versatile Sindhi Writer and Journalist, was born. |
| 5/20/1850 | Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern story writing in Marathi, was born. |
| 7/29/1983 | First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar. |
| 9/30/1961 | Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/9/1998 | The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar. |
| 10/31/1975 | Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died. |
| 3/22/1993 | The Lok Sabha passes the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1993 and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 1993. |
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