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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
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
3/3/1999Four members of the forward Bhumihar community and alleged members of the Ranbir Sena are gunned down by an armed squad of the People's War Group in Bhimpura village of Jehanbad district in Bihar.
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
1/4/1881Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
9/22/1937The last contingent of Indian freedom fighters was send to Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
9/30/1943Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.