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Historical Event on 7/1/1909

Madanlal Dhingra, revolutionary, assassinated Sir William Curzon Wyllie, a prominent Anglo-Indian, at the Imperial Institute in London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1914Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur.
10/5/1868Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.
1/6/1989Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed for the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
9/15/1993Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram.
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
8/26/1909Dr.Moti Chandra, great historian, was born.
8/15/1854The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855.
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
2/16/1927Rail service started between India and Nepal.