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Historical Event on 11/1/1966

Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1996General Election (11th) of India begins.
2/1/1942No. 4 Squadron of the IAF was born in the war at Peshawar. The Squadron was first equipped with Lysander aircraft. The Second World War was in its third year and Japanese forces were advancing towards India's eastern frontiers.
12/14/1998The Government introduces the controversial Women's Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
4/6/1955Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
3/28/1914Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement.
2/1/1944Arun Tikekar, editor and writer, was born.
2/22/1978Judge Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 11/07/1985.