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Historical Event on 1/8/1884

Keshav Chunder Sen, nationalist leader of Bengal, social worker and good orator of Brahma Samaj, passed away at his home in Lily Cottage, Calcutta. He was one of the first Indians to sow the seeds of secularism in our country. He strongly believed that education was the basic necessity to change the society.

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11/13/1991Supreme Court orders establishment of an all-India judicial service.
5/13/1883Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
8/21/1997Krishan Kant assumes office as tenth Vice President of India.
2/1/1971Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar.
4/8/1973India takes control over Sikkim after anti-government riots.
11/8/1991K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab.
5/13/1996M. Karunanidhi (DMK) sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM.