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Historical Event on 11/1/1966

Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
1/27/1987Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.
12/10/1997Salman Haidar appointed India's High Commissioner to Britain. He succeeded M. L. Singhvi.
5/31/1996J. H. Patel sworn in Karnataka CM.
6/6/1981The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
2/2/1930Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away.
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
8/8/2000The Government appoints Air Marshal P. Rajkumar to head the court of enquiry to probe the Alliance Air crash near Patna.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.