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Historical Event on 7/1/1962

Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1990Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
4/17/1799Srirangapatnam was surrounded by British Army in the fourth and last Mysore war which began in 1798. Tipu Sultan' was killed in the battle on 4th May. The East India Company announced the Seringapatanam Medal (1799).
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
5/28/1988The first Cultural Exchange Programme was signed between India and China.
9/29/1959Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat.
5/16/1994Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away.