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Historical Event on 7/1/1952

Olympic Games open at Helsinki.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1970Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.
1/5/2000Tamil Nadu regains Subbiah Pillai Trophy one day cricket tournament.
3/30/1990Constitution (64th) Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab collapses in Lok Sabha.
7/27/1914Kalpana Dutta, great freedom fighter, was born at Chatgaon. (27th July, 1914).
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
3/3/1891Office of Superintendent of Immigration (Treasury Dept) created.
7/20/1905First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
10/28/1981Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.