01/07/2015
Today In History in India
1-July-1781 British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
1-July-1821 Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published.
1-July-1852 For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
1-July-1856 In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
1-July-1862 Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
1-July-1879 Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
1-July-1882 Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great professor, politician, physician, leader and veteran nationalist, was born at Patna.
1-July-1902 K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Es
1-July-1906 Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.
1-July-1909 Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London.
1-July-1913 Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal).
1-July-1913 Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born.
1-July-1927 Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
1-July-1928 Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
1-July-1929 Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.).
1-July-1930 Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
1-July-1938 Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born.
1-July-1941 C. Y. Chintamani died.
1-July-1947 Independence of India Bill passed.
1-July-1947 British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
1-July-1947 Sharad NandKishore Yadav was born in Babai, Distt. Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh).
1-July-1949 M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh).
1-July-1952 Olympic Games open at Helsinki.
1-July-1955 S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.
1-July-1955 Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.
1-July-1958 Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960
1-July-1961 Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
1-July-1962 Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad.
1-July-1962 Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.
1-July-1964 Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
1-July-1965 Meerut University was established.
1-July-1968 Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.
1-July-1975 Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.
1-July-1982 MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.
1-July-1984 Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.
1-July-1985 Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.
1-July-1989 New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
1-July-1989 Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.
1-July-1990 General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
1-July-1991 Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.
1-July-1992 Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.
1-July-1992 Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'.
1-July-1992 Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
1-July-1996 RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.
1-July-1997 Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
1-July-1997 Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.
1-July-1997 The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.
1-July-1997 Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect.
1-July-1999 K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.
1-July-1999 The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).
1-July-1999 Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA).
