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Historical Event on 7/1/1862
Calcutta High Court was established for West Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This Court has a Circuit Bench at Port Blair.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India. |
| 5/1/1983 | V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away. |
| 12/17/1999 | Pramod Mahajan, Parliamentary Affairs Minister, announces that Women's Bill will be introduced in the Lok Sabha. |
| 12/28/1972 | C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died. |
| 5/28/1970 | All India Trade Union Congress was divided. |
| 3/9/1996 | India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad. |
| 5/5/1929 | Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay. |
| 5/10/1901 | Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, Indian scientist, in the hall of the Royal Society, London, which was packed with eminent scientists today on May 10, 1901 proved that ""plants and animal have similar touch sense"". |
| 1/26/1995 | Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest. |
| 9/17/1956 | Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established. |
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