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Historical Event on 1/8/1925

The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1993Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed.
11/12/1997India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
11/13/1917Vasantrao Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
7/19/1952India all out 82 in 2nd innings after making 52 runs earlier in the day.
2/4/1938Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
5/25/1937Munshi Ajmeri passed away.
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.