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Historical Event on 2/1/1942

17 Indian Division's were withdrawn over vast stretches and the British evacuation in Burma was the longest in British military history. The Division was to subsequently extract terrible retribution from the Japanese Army during World War II and to destabilise the Indian Economy with forged notes of 5, 10 and 100 Rupees.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
12/25/1921Mass boycott greets the Prince of Wales when he arrives in Calcutta.
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
1/7/1761Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.
9/4/1996Narasimha Rao questioned by CBI.
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.
12/24/1987Dr. M.G.Ramachandran, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, died. He was 70 yrs. He was posthumously awarded the 'Bharat Ratna' by the President of India. (17-1-90).
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.
5/26/1739Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.