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Historical Event on 5/30/1887

The 7th Battalion of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment was raised as 37 DOGRAS by Lt. Col V. Rivas at Sialkot.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1955India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
3/19/1936Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born.
6/18/1901Ramchandra Bhikaji Gunjikar, Marathi novelist and editor, passed away.
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
3/1/1908Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India.
11/19/1999Indira Gandhi Peace prize is presented to a social worker of Bangladesh Muhammed Yunus.
7/24/1991Union budget imposes all-round price hike.
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
9/2/1992Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed.
7/7/1917Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.