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Historical Event on 2/1/1917

Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1936Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
1/29/1999Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.
10/2/1986Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.
4/18/1992Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India.
12/10/1886Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore.
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.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.
2/7/1975Banke Bihar, mystery and religious story writer, passed away.