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Historical Event on 7/1/1968

Asia's biggest nuclear research lab started in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1886Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Musran in U.P.
6/24/1991Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir.
6/9/199881 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
1/15/1919Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai.
3/29/1970Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March.
4/24/1944Shivprasad Gupta, philanthropist, freedom fighter and educationist, passed away.
1/22/1990The International Literacy Campaign was launced in the country by the Prime Minister at a national function held at New Delhi. (8-9-90).
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
3/20/1602United East India Company of the Netherlands i.e. Dutch East India Company was chartered by States-General of Holland. During its 96-year history, it became one of the world's most powerful companies.