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1781, 1st July: Battle of Porto Novo (now Parangiipei) took place between Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore and the British army.
1862, 1st July: Calcutta High Court inaugurated.
1879, 1st July: Postcard debuted in India.
1916, 1st July: Establishment of Zoological Survey of India Department.
1949, 1st July: Travancore and Cochin merged to form Thiruvananthapuram.
1955, 1st July: Imperial Bank of India was nationalized and renamed as ‘State Bank of India’.
1963, 1st July: ZIP codes were introduced for United States mail.
1964, 1st July: Establishment of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI).
1979, 1st July: Sony Company published the Walkman.
2002, 1st July: Establishment of the International Criminal Court.
2015, 1st July: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India project.
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on July 1
1882: Bidhan Chandra Roy, an eminent Indian physician, educationist, philanthropist, freedom fighter, and politician.
1913: Vasantrao Naik, a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, India.
1927: Chandra Shekhar Singh, the eighth Prime Minister of India.
1938: Hariprasad Chaurasia, an Indian music director and classical flautist.
1949: M. Venkaiah Naidu, an Indian politician and the Vice President of India.
1960: Sudesh Bhosale, an Indian playback singer.
1961: Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.
1968: Ustad Rashid Khan, an Indian classical musician.
1973: Akhilesh Yadav, an Indian politician and the president of the Samajwadi Party.
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on July 1
1860: Charles Goodyear, an American self-taught chemist, and manufacturing engineer.
1941: C. Y. Chintamani, an Indian editor, journalist, liberal politician and parliamentarian.
1962: Bidhan Chandra Roy, an eminent Indian physician, educationist, philanthropist, freedom fighter, and politician.
1962: Purushottam Das Tandon, a freedom fighter.
What happened in India on 01 July
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 Essex.
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
Chandra Shekhar, former Prime Minister of India, was born. He was the eighth Prime Minister of India, between 10 November 1990 and 21 June 1991.
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).