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Historical Event on 2/1/1956
Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1988 | Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away. |
| 8/8/1955 | Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy. |
| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
| 12/14/1946 | Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi. |
| 4/16/1962 | Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry. |
| 10/19/1974 | T. S. Rajamanikkam Pillai, famous Tamil stage artist, died. |
| 5/4/1993 | Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced. |
| 8/16/1980 | Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130. |
| 1/3/1923 | Madhukar Arnalkar, famous Marathi writer, was born. |
| 7/20/1993 | British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty. |
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