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Historical Event on 7/7/1948

Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1927Hakim Ajmal Khan, freedom fighter, litterateur and a true patriot, died.
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4/12/1912Kirpal Singh Narang, social reformer and educationist, was born at Amritsar (Punjab).
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
3/26/1990Maniben Patel, daughter of Sardar Vallabhai Patel, passed away.
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2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
11/15/1913Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)
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