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Historical Event on 2/1/1930

A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/28/1975As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
4/3/1987S.H. Vatsyayan passed away.
2/6/1939Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
12/11/1999Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.
3/25/1997Justice Jagdish Saran Verma sworn in Chief Justice of India.
5/28/1972Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
8/1/1927Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza, famous Hindi litterateur, was born.