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Historical Event on 8/1/1879

Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1916Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
3/12/1913Yashvantrao Balvantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
7/14/1999Arvind Dave is appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
1/3/1880Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started.
1/31/1994Punjab and Haryana High Court orders plastic surgery to remove 'Jebkatri' (pickpocket) tattooed on the forehead of four women by Amritsar Police.
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
3/30/1949Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar, cricketer (4 Tests for India), passed away.
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
8/13/1951First test flight of 'Hindustan Trainer-2' (H.T.2) which was indigenously designed and manufactured in India.