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Historical Event on 1/1/1934

Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1916Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan.
4/5/1961Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs.
7/29/1904Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
9/29/1914Meerabai, saint poet, passed away.
9/28/1996Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case.
3/3/1983Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi.
4/27/1906China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement.
7/23/1996India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta.
11/6/1996India wins Titan's cup beating South Africa in Mumbai.