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Historical Event on 8/1/1966
Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/17/1950 | Govt. grants diplomatic recognition to Israel. |
| 10/14/1953 | Raghunath Dhondo Karve, Family Planning and Sex Education preacher, died. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 1/4/1881 | Publication of newspaper 'Kesri' started. |
| 10/15/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour. |
| 9/26/1956 | Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great social reformer, industrialist, patriot and founder of the Kirloskar Industries, passed away at the age of 88. |
| 10/6/1954 | Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country. |
| 6/17/1933 | The civil disobedience campaign ended. |
| 4/18/2000 | The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players. |
| 11/2/1971 | Roberto Fernandes, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Goa. |
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