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Historical Event on 12/1/1894

Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
11/19/1991Kashinath Anant (Rambhau Joshi), famous editor, passed away.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
10/1/1990Supreme Court stays implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
7/11/1953Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
12/16/1951Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.
8/5/1992Achyutrao Patwardhan, leader of 'Quit India Movement', died at Varanasi at the age of 86.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.