Important Days
The first evening of Dree Festival, celebrated until July 7 (Apatani people, Arunachal Pradesh, India)
Important Events
1947 – The “Indian Independence Bill” is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1897 – Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (d. 1924)
1898 – Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian politician (d. 1998)
1954 – Devendra Kumar Joshi, 21st Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy
1983 – Amol Rajan, Indian-English journalist
Death/ Death Anniversary
1902 – Vivekananda, Indian monk and saint (b. 1863)
1963 – Pingali Venkayya, Indian activist, designed the Flag of India (b. 1876)
2012 – Hiren Bhattacharyya, Indian poet and author (b. 1932)
