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Historical Event on 7/1/1852
For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/2/1997 | Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip. |
| 8/25/1997 | Konkan Railway line in Goa, except for a short stretch between Pernem and Maharashtra border, becomes operational. |
| 11/24/1924 | Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman, famous political cartoonist, was born. |
| 5/7/1907 | The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market. |
| 4/22/1930 | Revolutionary Surjya Sen's many associates were killed and Surjya Sen ""Masterda"" himself went underground, on Jalalabad Hill and started extending his activities to neighbouring districts. |
| 2/22/1948 | Jayalalitha, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, was born. |
| 9/28/1909 | Jairaj, famous film actor, was born. His first film was 'Sparkling Youth' (1930). He was a receipant of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Some of his films are 'Fight unto Death', 'All for love', 'Bhawani No Bhog', 'Pearl', 'Queen of Faries', 'The Enemy', 'My Hero'. |
| 9/24/1777 | Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born. |
| 2/18/1823 | Gopal Hari Deshmukh, lokhitwadi, was born. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
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