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Historical Event on 8/1/1966
Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
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| 10/4/1977 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, External Affairs Minister of India, addressed the UNO General Assembly in Hindi language. |
| 3/11/1963 | Mahomed Nissar, 6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts @ 28.28, passed away. |
| 1/12/2000 | T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired. |
| 9/29/1725 | Robert Clive, one of the founders of British empire in India and diplomat, was born. |
| 1/31/1958 | First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy. |
| 11/21/1973 | Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record. |
| 8/22/1915 | Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born. |
| 2/20/1987 | Lok Dal splits over leadership issue. |
| 2/6/1931 | Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow. |
| 5/16/1932 | Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay. |
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