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Historical Event on 7/1/1856
In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1972 | Nirmalkumar Bose, great Indian human scientist, died. |
| 9/24/1859 | Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal. |
| 1/1/1851 | Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'. |
| 2/2/1968 | TERLS dedicated to the United Nations. |
| 9/26/1932 | Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born. |
| 1/1/1965 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"". |
| 3/25/1996 | CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case. |
| 8/20/1909 | Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar. |
| 7/2/1999 | The Indian Army launches a three pronged attack on Kargil. India is firm on Pakistan pullout from the area. |
| 3/31/1964 | Tram-way service ended in Mumbai (Bombay). This last electric tram left Bori Bunder (CST) for Dadar at 10 p.m., crowds lined the route all the way at that late hour to bid farewell to the common man's transport medium. |
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