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Historical Event on 1/7/1858

The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
1/26/1950Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
3/18/1944Subhash Chandra Bose formed Azad Hind Fauz and took control of Kohima-Imphal.
9/15/1861Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
6/3/1901Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, was born. He was the first winner of the conveted Gyaanpeeth Award in 1965 for his poems "Odakkuzhal" in Malayalam.
7/16/1909Aruna Asaf Ali, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Kalka in Haryana.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.