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Historical Event on 7/1/1962

Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, great leader, veteran nationalist, politician, professor, physician and architect, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
6/8/1948Malabar Princess', Air India's first international flight, takes off from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva. This was weekly air service was started between India to United Kingdom.
3/9/1990Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar.
11/12/1990Uttar Pradesh Government raises the reservation for Backward Classes in direct recruitment to State Services from 15 to 27 per cent.
5/19/1990S. R. Bommai unanimously elected President of JD.
8/3/1985Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.
4/4/1971Pakistan reports seizure of nine Indian army vehicles.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
7/31/1985Lalit Maken, Congress (I) M.P, his wife and a visitor at their residence in Delhi were shot down by terrorists.
11/9/1877Muhammad Iqbal, Urdu poet, was born in Sialkot (now in Pakistan).