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Historical Event on 7/7/1948

Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1919Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people.
5/27/1968Second Jawaharlal Nehru award for International Understanding given to Reverend Martin Luther King posthumously.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
5/7/1991Haryana beat Bombay in the cricket Ranji Trophy final by 2 runs.
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
9/9/1923First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
4/15/1919Arjan Singh, Air Chief Marshal and Padma Vibhushan, DFC, was born in Lyalpur.
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.