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Historical Event on 1/1/1948

Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1990Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, was finally arrested in Chakradharpur forest.
8/1/1953All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International.
12/16/1952Sri Ramalu Potiu sacrificed his life for the demand of seperate Andhra Pradesh state for the Telugu- speaking people.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
4/12/1976India set 403 to win against the West Indies.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
1/17/1922T. A. Pai, former Central Minister and bank expert, was born.
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
10/3/1992Geet Sethi beats holder Mike Russel of Britain (2529-718) to become the first Indian to win the World Professional Billiards championship in Bombay.
9/16/1995Prime Minister inducts 16 new members into his Council of Ministers and elevates three deputy ministers to the rank of Ministers of State.