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Historical Event on 12/1/1911

Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/25/1969Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds.
3/2/1949Sarojini Naidu, ""Nightingale of India"", freedom fighter, social worker and patriot, passed away when she was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress. She took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
9/1/1913Snehangshu Kanta Acharya, politician, social reformer, lawyer and athelete, was born.
10/29/1851British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary.
5/17/1974Durgadas, famous Indian journalist, passed away.
12/25/1995First major multi-organ transplant in the country performed in Apollo Hospital in Madras.
12/25/1995Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.