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Historical Event on 7/1/1852
For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/30/1933 | Dara Nadirsha Dotiwala, cricket Test umpire for 6 tests from 1981-88, was born in Mumbai. |
| 12/31/1706 | Francois Martin, founder of Pondicherry and was its first Governor General, died. He founded Pondicherry, the future capital of French India in 1674. |
| 1/26/1919 | Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay. |
| 3/19/1995 | Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away. |
| 4/6/1897 | Gandhiji submits long memorial to Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Colonies, regarding landing incidents background. Carries on programme of petitioning local and Imperial authorities, as well as of communicating with British and Indian public men regarding discriminatory laws. |
| 3/1/1905 | Karmaveer Bhausaheb Hire was born. |
| 7/16/1917 | Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born. |
| 4/5/1614 | Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. |
| 4/9/1756 | Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
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