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Historical Event on 8/1/1955
Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/8/1986 | Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96). |
| 11/16/1887 | Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born. |
| 7/16/1997 | V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh. |
| 5/21/1927 | Cargo Transportation service started between Calcutta and Bagdogra. |
| 2/27/1993 | Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget. |
| 7/10/1971 | Kochin University was established in Kerala. |
| 3/15/1992 | Dr. Rahi Masum Raza, film screenplay, story and dialogue writer, passed away at the age of 64 years. |
| 9/13/1928 | Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away. |
| 2/26/1946 | Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born. |
| 8/15/1947 | At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect. |
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