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Historical Event on 1/1/1944

Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
8/21/1955Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak, noted critic of Gujarati literature, poet and story writer, passed away.
8/9/1966Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
8/25/1997Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
3/31/1994Argentina President Carlos Menem visits India.
9/10/1943Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged.
12/28/1896In the Indian National Congress, Vande Mataram was first sung in Calcutta.
4/2/1996Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised.