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Historical Event on 8/7/1871

Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1924K.T. Gopalkrishnan, famous Hindi writer, was born at Azhicode.
1/21/1910Ramnath Anandilal Poddar, great industrialist, was born.
9/29/1836Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in Madras
8/29/1998Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi.
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
6/17/1917Krishan Kumar Chopra, medical practitioner and social worker, was born at Lahore.