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Historical Event on 7/1/1856

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.
1/15/1887Shri Tripuraneni Ramaswamy Chowdary, freedom fighter and a great native poet, was born in village Angaluru, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.
2/20/1976Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.
3/31/1959Dalai Lama fled China & was granted political asylum in India.
4/13/1989Malayalam film 'Piravi' directed by Shaji N. Karun adjudged best feature film of 1988.
11/5/1996United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I).
3/1/1640Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras.
3/30/1999Services regained team title in the national boxing championship in Visakhapatnam.