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Historical Event on 1/10/1967

Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of Women's University, Karnataka, founded to pay gratitude to Rani Chainema of Kitur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/6/1927Vyankatesh Dingambar Madgulkar, great Marathi story writer and novelist, was born.
3/10/1997Maharashtra government renames Osmanabad as Dharashiva.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
11/13/1999Punjab Police men, Railways women emerged Federation Cup basketball champions in Jalandhar.
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.
8/3/1900Nana Patil, great revolutionary, was born.
7/15/1993JD (A)'s Ajit Singh pegs his group's support to government on PM's appearance before the JPC.
8/9/1909Vinayak Krishna Gokak, famous Kannad poet, play writer, critic of literature, educationist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Savanur.
5/7/1912Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati novelist and story writer, was born.
3/4/1961First Indian aircraft carrier naval fighter vessel ''I.N.S. Vikrant'' was commissioned in Belfast.