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Historical Event on 7/1/1938

Hariprasad Chaursia, famous flute player, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/1867Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
5/13/1962Dr. Zakir Hussain became the Vice President (1962-67).
6/23/1997Acharya Tulsi, the founder of Terapanthi sector in Jainism, died. (20-10-98).
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.
12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
6/9/1994Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70.
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.