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Historical Event on 1/7/1956
Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/27/1999 | Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob is sworn in Punjab Governor. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 12/6/1997 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
| 7/29/1997 | India to revive 'Agni' Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile programme. |
| 12/19/1961 | Goa was liberated after Portuguese surrendered to the Indian troops. |
| 2/23/1908 | Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born. |
| 1/30/1905 | Pitamber Das, social reformer and politician, was born at Mowana, U.P. |
| 4/9/1783 | Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India. |
| 9/28/1965 | India-Pakistan hostility erupts into a war lead by Pakistan. |
| 6/1/1959 | The Chinese occupy Tibet and Dalai Lama flees to India. |
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