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Historical Event on 1/1/1966
Vimal Roy, film maker and producer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/5/2000 | Lala Amarnath (88), former Indian cricketer, died in New Delhi. |
| 11/16/1997 | Sandalwood smuggler Veerappan offers to surrender. |
| 11/22/1999 | A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, expands cabinet as four more ministers join the ministry including Arun Shourie. |
| 12/24/1984 | Eigth General Elections of India began . |
| 7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
| 12/28/1972 | C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died. |
| 5/13/1967 | Dr. Zakhir Hussain became 3rd President of India. He was the first Muslim President of Indian Union. He held this position till August 24, 1969. |
| 6/20/1997 | Second round of Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan starts in Islamabad. |
| 5/7/1907 | The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market. |
| 12/1/1997 | At least 61 persons, including 22 women and 17 children, belonging to SC and extremely backward communities are gunned down by banned private army of feudal landlords, Ranbir Sena, at Bathe-Lakshmanpur village in Bihar's Jehanabad district. |
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