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Historical Event on 1/1/1877

Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
11/30/1858Jagdish Chandra Bose, botonist and physics expert, was born at Mymensingh (now in Bangladesh).
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.
8/8/1905Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
2/24/1986Rukmini Devi passed away.
8/1/1920Kirloskar, monthly magzine, was published.
5/26/1739Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
3/19/1911Santosh Kumar Ganguly, cricket test empire and 10 test 1955-65, was born in Bengal. He also played Hockey and Football. He is the aurthor of ""Manual of Cricket Umpires"" and ""Technique of Umpiring Hockey"".
7/1/1997The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
12/23/1926Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.