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Historical Event on 1/7/1956
Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/20/1991 | Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras. |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 1/1/1989 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Young Reader"". |
| 10/18/1980 | The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters. |
| 1/1/1988 | On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking. |
| 9/25/1993 | Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General. |
| 2/15/1869 | Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away. |
| 5/18/1901 | Nibaran Chandra Chakrabarti, great poet and Hindi writer, was born in Brahmangaon, (Dacca). |
| 12/20/1757 | Clauk became Governor of Bengal. |
| 9/22/1687 | Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom. |
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