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Historical Event on 7/1/1947

Independence of India Bill passed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1996The Indian Journal of Medical Research brought out special issues, as part of the 85th year celebrations of ICMR, on Nutrition Research (November 1995) and Diarrhoeal Diseases (July, 1996). The ICMR Bulletin also brought out special issues on such topics as Nutrition, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Tribal Health, etc. so as to coincide with the theme selected for a particular month as part of the celebrations. As part of the global theme initiative coordinated by JAMA, USA, the January 1996 issue of the ICMR was devoted to 'Emerging and Re-emerging Infections'.
1/18/1936Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), famous English writer and author, died in Burwash, England at 70. He was a young journalist in British India. He wrote in verses, stories, novels childen's stories some of these were ""The Jungle Book, Kim and Just-50 stories"" and was honoured with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 for 'Kim' (Indian based story).
2/16/1994Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, veteran singer of 'Jaipur Gharana', passed away.
1/29/1968Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
11/15/1991Import curbs on capital goods relaxed.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
7/31/1946Jinnah threatens sanctions of ""Direct Action"".
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
2/6/1954Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India.