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Historical Event on 2/1/1971

Ajaysingh Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Jamnagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1942Jamnalal Bajaj, greatest iIndustrialist, social reformer, freedom fighter and Gandhiwadi, passed away.
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.
9/10/1623Shah Jahan entered Rajputana and raided Amber crossing the Tapti. He arrived near the kingdom of Golconda and from there passed on to Orissa which was surrendered to him.
7/7/1999The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
3/27/1996President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.
7/7/1905Six Language penel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note changed to Red with Special text mentioned, 'At any office of issue not situated in Burma'.
7/16/1996The four basin states of Narmada valley - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra - reach agreement to raise the height of Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat to 436' after which hydrological studies will be done for 5 years to decide whether the height should be raised to the awarded 455'.
1/22/1901Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"".
2/28/1918Srinivas Ramanujan, famous Indian scientist, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society.
2/20/1968Dr Prafulla Kumar Sen and others performed the first ever heart transplantion in Asia. The operation was performed by the Indian surgeons at K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay.