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Historical Event on 1/7/1956

Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1921Jayant Shridhar Tilak, great journalist, was born at Poona.
11/16/1887Padmacharan Patnaik, famous Orria poet, was born.
7/5/1999Two buses, which were inaugurated from Dhaka, arrive in Calcutta.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
3/2/1997Bangalore's Dr. B. V. Ravi Kumar develops India's first indigenously made HIV detection kit.
3/2/1997Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle.
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
4/7/1920Ravi Shankar Bhattacharya, renowned Sitar player (Sounds of India), was born in Banaras, India.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.