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Historical Event on 7/1/1955

S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1971National Science and Technology Committee established.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
7/17/1948Govt. announced that all discriminations against women in matter of employment will be done away with and in future, women will be eligible for any public service including administrative sevice and police service.
1/29/1999Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.
1/28/1984Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack.
11/8/1992Mother Teresa, nobel prize winner, was presented 'Bharat Ki Mahan Suputri' award.
3/4/1925Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
9/24/1992Karnataka High Court stays government order granting permission to open nine private engineering colleges.