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Historical Event on 1/1/1955

Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
11/25/1993National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, celebrated its platinum jubilee in 1993 by organizing several scientific activities throughout the year, culminating in the International Symposium on Nutrition during November 25-27, 1993.
8/9/1995India celebrated 53rd anniversary of Quit India movement.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
9/7/1965U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan.
2/18/1996Kenya's first full One Day International Cricket match at Cricket World Cup vs India. Tendulkar scored 127* and India won over Kenya.
1/20/1897Gandhiji declines to prosecute assailants.
1/14/1994The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award).
4/11/1856Lievens Constantly, Flemish missionary in India, was born.