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Historical Event on 7/1/1962
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/10/1875 | Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore. |
| 8/25/1998 | Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe. |
| 8/25/1998 | Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan. |
| 1/10/1920 | India became member of League of Nations. |
| 8/28/1997 | Jain Commission, chaired by Justice M.C. Jain, submits interim report on Rajiv Gandhi assassination. |
| 1/27/1994 | Union Cabinet approves inclusion of the land reforms laws in the 9th Schedule of the Constitution. |
| 9/17/1997 | Advance railway reservation period extended from 30 to 60 days w.e.f. February 01, 1998. |
| 3/1/1995 | Iftikar, famous character actor, died. |
| 3/20/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta. |
| 12/9/1946 | The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy. |
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