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Historical Event on 7/1/1852
For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/6/1996 | Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 9/29/1988 | 1988 Nobel Peace Prize for U.N. Peace-Keeping Forces. |
| 4/20/1960 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away. |
| 9/21/1912 | Firoz Gandhi, great politician, was born. |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 12/6/1756 | British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India. |
| 10/5/1997 | Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country. |
| 2/22/1997 | India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement. |
| 5/8/1992 | Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away. |
| 3/23/1992 | G. S. Dhillon, former speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away. |
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