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1836- Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm. 1962- India Congress Party wins elections. It was the third consecutive win for Jawaharlal Nehru. 2012- World Health Organization removes India from the list of polio-endemic countries. Famous people who had responded birthdays on this day: 1884- Ravishankar Vyas was an Indian independence activist, social worker and Gandhian from Gujarat. 1894- Meher Baba was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age. 1938- Farokh Engineer is an Indian former cricketer and referee. He was a wicket-keeper-batsman, usually an opening batsman, who represented India in 46 Test matches from 1961 to 1975. 1943- George Harrison was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. 1948- Danny Denzongpa is an Indian actor, playback singer, and film director. 1981- Shahid Kapoor is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. H...

World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on 20 February to encourage people to see how social justice affects poverty eradication. The main aim of this day is to achieve full employment and support for social integration. Every year on the third Thursday of February, World Anthropology Day is observed. And it occurs on February 20 this year. The day is designated to honour the untapped area and educate the general public about anthropology. Every year on February 20, Mizoram, one of the northeastern Indian states, observes Mizoram Foundation Day. This marks the day in 1987 when the state became the official 23rd state of India. Arunachal Pradesh, also known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun', celebrates its Foundation Day on February 20. 1872- The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City. 1935- Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica. 1947- Clement Attlee, the then British Prime Minister, announced in the British Parliament's Hou...

*International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation* is a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as part of the UN's efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation. 1833- *Otto* becomes the first modern King of Greece. 1952- *Elizabeth II* becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI. Famous people who had responded *birthdays* on this day: 1890- *Abdul Ghaffar Khan,* also known as Bacha Khan or *Badshah Khan,* Pashtun independence activist who worked to end the rule of the British Raj in India. He was a founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against British colonial rule in India.  1895- *Basanta Kumar Biswas* was an Indian pro-independence activist involved in the Jugantar group.  1940- *Bhupinder Singh* was an Indian musician, chiefly a ghazal singer and also a Bollywood playback singer. Famous people who have ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her eighth consecutive Union Budget in the parliament on February 1, 2025 at 11 am. On 1st February, The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) celebrates its foundation day. This year, the Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its 49th Raising Day.  Indian Coast Guard has played a significant role in securing the Indian Coasts and enforcing regulations within the Maritime Zones of India. 1884- The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary is published. 1893- Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey. 1950- The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight. 1963-  A male peafowl or  peacock (Pavo cristatus) was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions. 2005- King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization  to capture the democracy, beco...