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Historical Event on 7/1/1961
Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/17/1944 | Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence. |
| 9/21/1933 | Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away. |
| 3/1/1992 | Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away. |
| 3/10/1995 | Ashok Padbidri, famous journalist and editor, died. |
| 2/26/1915 | Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born. |
| 1/1/1931 | Gopi Chand Narang, great educationist and Urdu scholar, was born at Dukki. |
| 6/13/1932 | Nirmalchandra Sen, great revolutionary, died. |
| 3/23/1995 | Shakti Chattopadhyay, famous poet, passed away. |
| 2/19/1974 | Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai. |
| 12/21/1952 | Saifuddin Kitchlu awarded the Lenin Peace Prize of U.S.S.R. Award. He was the first Indian to receive this honour. |
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