1781, 1st July: Battle of Porto Novo (now Parangiipei) took place between Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore and the British army.
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1 July: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 1 July.
Observances & Special Days
Doctors' Day (India)
GST DAY (Goods & Services Tax): 1 July 2017 GST to be applicable across India. 1st GST Day was celebrated on 1 July 2018. Constitution Amendment Bill (115th) to GST introduced in the LokSabha. GST Council (Article 279A) Headed By Union Finance Minister
Year 1862
Calcutta High Court inaugurated.
Year 1879
Postcard debuted in India.
Year 1916
Establishment of Zoological Survey of India Department.
Year 1949
Travancore and Cochin merged to form Thiruvananthapuram.
Year 1955
Imperial Bank of India was nationalized and renamed as ‘State Bank of India’.
Year 1963
ZIP codes were introduced for United States mail.
Year 1964
Establishment of Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI).
Year 1979
Sony Company published the Walkman.
Year 2002
Establishment of the International Criminal Court.
Year 2006
The first operation of Qinghai–Tibet Railway in China.
Year 2007
Smoking in England is banned in all public indoor spaces.
Year 2008
Rioting erupts in Mongolia in response to allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 legislative elections.
Year 2013
Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union.
Year 2015
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Digital India project.
Born 1882
Bidhan Chandra Roy, an eminent Indian physician, educationist, philanthropist, freedom fighter, and politician.
Born 1913
Vasantrao Naik, a former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, India.
Born 1927
Chandra Shekhar Singh, the eighth Prime Minister of India.
Born 1938
Hariprasad Chaurasia, an Indian music director and classical flautist.
Born 1949
M. Venkaiah Naidu, an Indian politician and the Vice President of India.
Born 1960
Sudesh Bhosale, an Indian playback singer.
Born 1961
Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.
Born 1968
Ustad Rashid Khan, an Indian classical musician.
Born 1973
Akhilesh Yadav, an Indian politician and the president of the Samajwadi Party.
Died 1860
Charles Goodyear, an American self-taught chemist, and manufacturing engineer.
Died 1941
C. Y. Chintamani, an Indian editor, journalist, liberal politician and parliamentarian.
Died 1962
Bidhan Chandra Roy, an eminent Indian physician, educationist, philanthropist, freedom fighter, and politician.
Died 1962
Purushottam Das Tandon, a freedom fighter.