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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 |
| 8/19/1916 | Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born. |
| 1/15/1997 | Pakistan's pilotless surveillance aircraft intrudes into Indian air space for the first time. |
| 1/1/1880 | Money order system was introduced. |
| 7/28/1972 | India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir. |
| 3/15/1992 | Dr. Rahi Masum Raza, film screenplay, story and dialogue writer, passed away at the age of 64 years. |
| 11/3/1966 | Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000. |
| 7/22/1997 | Govt. issues notification saying that Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 would come into force from Sept. 15. |
| 5/14/1995 | Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 6/6/1992 | Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam. |
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