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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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/1/1962 | Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur. |
| 6/20/1873 | Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta. |
| 6/20/1873 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 10/16/1945 | Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established. |
| 8/10/1905 | Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 1/19/1905 | Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away. |
| 11/20/1760 | Phattesingh Bhosle passed away. |
| 10/13/1999 | Chandrababu Naidu, TDP leader, said that his party would support the NDA Government unconditionally. |
| 1/7/1761 | Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked. |
| 1/7/1994 | Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC. |
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