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Historical Event on 1/1/1988

On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1997Calling and holding of bandhs by political parties and other associations or organisations declared 'Illegal and unconstitutional' by a Full Bench of the Kerala High Court.
11/6/1951Judge M. Patanjali Sastri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 03/01/1954.
8/18/1911Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born.
1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
12/31/1861Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent.
2/24/1867Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.