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Historical Event on 1/1/1948

Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1978The kiss comes to the Hindi screen in 'Love Sublime,' and is seen as a sign of what the govt. calls greater 'creative freedom,' after Indira Gandhi's authoritarian rule at Bombay.
1/3/1952India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization.
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
3/3/1921Ahmed Gulsher, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Satna (M.P).
3/3/1921Khidr Khan Syed, Governor of Lahore, replaced Daulat Khan Lodi on Delhi's throne.
9/19/1960Sindhu River water-sharing settement was signed between India and Pakistan.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
11/8/1988Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses' awarded 1988 Whitbread Prize.