Indian history of 1st JULY

1.  British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.1-July-1781

2.  Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published.1-July-1821

3.  For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.1-July-1852

4.  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-1856

5.  Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.1-July-1862

6.  Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.1-July-1879

7.  Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great professor, politician, physician, leader and veteran nationalist, was born at Patna.1-July-1882

8.  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-1902

9.  Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.1-July-1906

10. Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London.1-July-1909

11. Vasantrao Phulsing Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, was born at Ganuli (Yeotmal).1-July-1913

12. Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born.1-July-1913

13. Chandrashekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born.1-July-1927

14. Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.1-July-1928

15. Ramchandra Ganpatrao Shinde, educationist, was born at Burhanpur, (M.P.).1-July-1929

16. Vinodkumar C. Gupta, leader in Maharashtra, was born.1-July-1930

17. Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born.1-July-1938

18. C. Y. Chintamani died.1-July-1941

19. Independence of India Bill passed.1-July-1947

20. British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.1-July-1947

21. Sharad NandKishore Yadav was born in Babai, Distt. Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh).1-July-1947

22. M. Venkaiah Rangaiah Naidu was born in Chavatapalem, Distt. Nellore (Andhra Pradesh).1-July-1949

23. Olympic Games open at Helsinki.1-July-1952

24. S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.1-July-1955

25. Imperial Bank of India was inaugurated and was renamed as State Bank of India.1-July-1955

26. Vishnu Sahay was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 10-11-1960.1-July-1958

27. Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.1-July-1961

28. Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad.1-July-1962

29. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.1-July-1962

30. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.1-July-1964

31. Meerut University was established.1-July-1965

32. Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.1-July-1968

33. Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, declared a 20-point economic programme.1-July-1975

34. MGR inaugurates Tamil Nadu's noon meal programme for poor children.1-July-1982

35. Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101.1-July-1984

36. Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.1-July-1985

37. New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.1-July-1989

38. Yashvantrao Chavan Open University was established.1-July-1989

39. General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.1-July-1990

40. Rupee devalued by 8.5\%.1-July-1991

41. Central Railway started special train for ladies in Mumbai.1-July-1992

42. Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'.1-July-1992

43. Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.1-July-1992

44. RBI reduces cash reserve ratio to 12\%.1-July-1996

45. Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.1-July-1997

46. Over 23,000 blowdowns completed in 1.2 m tunnel.1-July-1997

47. The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar.1-July-1997

48. Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme `97 (VDIS) comes into effect.1-July-1997

49. K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.1-July-1999

50. The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).1-July-1999

51. Two leaders of Hindu Makkal Katchi (HMK) are detained under National Security Act (NSA).1-July-1999