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Historical Event on 7/1/1955

S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1880C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born.
2/28/1927Krishan Kant, vice President of India and former Young Turk, was born at Kot Mohd. Khan, district Amritsar, Punjab.
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
11/14/1959Nehru rejects China's proposal for a mutual withdrawal of troops from a border buffer zone.
5/31/1994Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away.
5/12/1949S Vijaya Laxmi Pandit, first woman foreign ambassador, was received in US.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
3/4/1879Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
9/15/1903Wazir Syed Ali, right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, was born at Jalandhar.
3/26/1942Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India, was married to Feroze Gandhi.