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Historical Event on 7/1/1955

S. P. Kampani, was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 18-07-1957.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.
5/15/1997Yaseen Malik, All-Party Hurriyat Conference leader, was released from Tihar jail.
8/1/1993Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.
4/17/1998BJP Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta retains his Lok Sabha seat in the Udhampur-Doda-Kathna constituency defeating National Conference's Rajinder Kumar Chib by over 50,000 votes.
5/2/1985Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away.
1/6/1981Indian Ocean bed on their research ship Gavesani of the National Institute succeeded from the depth of 4,300 metres.
12/16/1922Parvati Devi, orator, was arrested for delivering revolutionary speeches in meetings at Hapud and Merrut. She was the first Indian women to get two years long imprisionment during the freedom struggle.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
3/20/1965Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 vs New Zealand at Delhi.