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Historical Event on 7/1/1961

Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
4/20/1991Ganesh Sadashiv Bhat, famous Marathi film director and President's Award winner of 1963, passed away.
1/31/1948Cities swept by riots in wake of Gandhi murder.
10/1/1926Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children.
6/28/1975Netherlands gives independence to Dutch Guyana, which becomes Suriname; one third of Hindus (descendants of Indian plantation workers) emigrate to Netherlands for better social and economic conditions.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born
2/5/1992D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya.
9/4/1862Kaminikumar Chanda, social reformer and politician, was born.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
2/22/1858Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged.