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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
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
8/11/1961Dadra and Nagar Haweli declared as Union Territory States.
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
2/9/1929Abdul Rehman Abdul Gafur Antule, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Central Minister for Health, was born.
11/7/2000The BJP firebrand Uma Bharti makes a triumphant return to the Union Ministry as Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and Arun Jaitley gets elevated as Cabinet Minister in a mini expansion. Maj.Gen. (Retd) B. C. Khanduri takes oath as Minister of State for Transport and Highways.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
1/21/1999Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, suspends his party's protest against the coming India-Pakistan cricket matches after an urgent meeting with the Union Home Minister in Mumbai.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
6/14/1991Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed.