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Historical Event on 7/1/1856

In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
7/3/1661Portugal gives Tanger & Bombay to English King Charles II.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
5/20/1999The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.
7/27/1982Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first visited the US in almost 11 years.
1/12/1993Ramakanth Rath, well-known Oriya poet, gets the Saraswathi Samman of Rs.3 lakh.
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.