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Historical Event on 1/1/1981

Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
11/19/1994Aishwarya Rai, selected 'Miss World' at the age of 21 in the beauty contest held at the 44th convention at Sun City, South Africa .
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
8/8/1936Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.
8/4/1931Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay.
9/17/1956Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC ) established.
12/14/1999G.M.C. Balayogi, Lok Sabha speaker, presents a draft for over Rs. 32 lakhs to the Prime Minister for the Kargil Fund.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
8/5/1965M. V. Sridhar, cricketer (scored 366 for Hyderabad vs Andhra Pradesh, 1994), was born.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.