Chicago Indian Community - ChicagoIndian.com
| | | | | | | | | | | |
 


 

Historical Event on 12/7/1979

First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1906Gandhiji support the ""Home Rule"" for India in the name of ''justice and for good of humanity"".
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.
6/3/1930George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka).
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
10/13/1911Ashok Kumar Ganguly, famous film actor, was born. He is the recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
11/3/19843,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India.
6/23/1997India and Pakistan reach accord on joint working groups to address outstanding issues including Kashmir and Siachen.
9/15/1862Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born.
8/18/1800Fort William College was established at Calcutta.