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Historical Event on 7/12/1909

Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/16/1998Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, meets her Indian couterpart A B Vajpayee in New Delhi.
9/13/1901Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932).
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
1/14/1980Indira Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India. She held the office till she was assassinated on October 31, 1984.
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
1/8/1906Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.
10/19/1970First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
8/20/1974Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed elected President of India with B. D. Jatti as Vice President.
8/17/1932V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.