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Historical Event on 2/1/1889
Amrit Kaur, an eminent social worker, freedom fighter and political leader, was born a princess in the royal family of King Harman Singh of Kapoorthala. She assisted Gandhi for 18 years and was connected with World Health Organisation and Red Cross Society.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/21/1835 | Biharilal Chakravorty, Bengali poet, was born. |
| 6/3/1844 | Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born. |
| 8/4/1933 | Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order. |
| 6/21/1941 | Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India. |
| 6/6/1935 | Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born. |
| 11/27/1962 | Britain agreed to supply arms to India. |
| 5/5/1942 | Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi. |
| 5/5/1942 | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born. |
| 9/12/1912 | T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 9/29/1959 | Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat. |
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