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Historical Event on 7/1/1879
Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
9/16/1967 | Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border. |
8/5/1975 | The RSS, Anand Marg, Jamat-i-Islami, and 23 other organisations were banned. Parliament approved Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act (COFEPOSA). Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) approved by the Parliament. |
7/16/1997 | V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh. |
1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
6/2/1900 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away. |
8/8/1936 | Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country. |
12/8/1994 | At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured. |
12/14/1812 | Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born. |
4/4/1997 | World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion. |
5/23/1895 | Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away. |
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