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Historical Event on 7/1/1999

The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
6/1/1927Justice Savyasachi Mukherjee was born.
4/23/1992Satyajit Ray, internationally famous Indian film producer-director, Bharat Ratna Awardee, passed away at the age of 70.
3/16/1946India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'.
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.