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Historical Event on 7/7/1917
Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/14/1774 | Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born. |
| 11/8/1968 | Jansattak Party established. |
| 8/12/1997 | Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers. |
| 8/12/1997 | The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital. |
| 3/20/1925 | Marquess Curzon of Kedleston died this morning at age 66 from complications following an operation. Long a kingpin of the Conservative party, Lord Curzon spent 40 years in public life, serving as Viceroy and Governor General of India and, at the end of his career, as Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Though he came close to becoming prime minister in 1923, his aristocratic past militated against him in an era which nominated leaders from the House of Commons. He twice wed US women and enjoyed fame as an author of books about politics and his own travels. |
| 7/28/1921 | Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India. |
| 2/21/1983 | More than 600 people were killed in the Indian state of Assam after student agitators protesting the immigration of Muslim refugees from Bangladesh attempted to stop state elections. |
| 11/16/1915 | Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, martyr, died. |
| 1/10/1963 | Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India. |
| 3/8/1833 | Vishwanath Narayan Mandalik, famous journalist, writer and social reformer, was born. |
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