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Historical Event on 1/1/1995

This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1930A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
2/23/19905-member Ministry headed by R. K. Ranbir Singh in Manipur elected.
2/23/1990Saint Chokhoba passed away.
1/1/1987United Nations General Assembly announced this year to be observed as the ""International Year of Shelter for the Homeless"". (5-10-87).
3/13/1857Lord William Pit, Governer General of India (1823-28), passed away.
11/13/1780Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
11/21/199227 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.