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Historical Event on 7/1/1965

Meerut University was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1996Pop star Michael Jackson arrives in Bombay.
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2/27/1996Suresh Kalmadi, Minister of State for Railways, presents vote-on-account railway budget; 1995-96 Economic Survey shows 6.3\% growth in GDP; 20\% interim relief for newspaper employees announced by govt.
6/23/1661Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal.
10/25/1951First General Election of India begins.
10/5/1805Lord Charles Cornwallis, Governor General, died of ill health at Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
4/8/1759British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.
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