1927 |
Birthday of Ghazal Emperor Mehdi Hasan. |
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1947 |
The Indian Independence Act Act received royal approval. |
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2012 |
Indian films superstar Rajesh Khanna died in his bungalow Blessing. |
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1857 |
Establishment of Bombay University. |
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1955 |
Electricity produced from nuclear power was sold commercially for the first time. |
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1980 |
'Rohini-1' satellite built entirely in India, placed in the Earth's orbit. |
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2010 |
Joseph, a professor in Kerala, was attacked by eight people and cut off his hands, accusing them of insulting Islam. |
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2002 |
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was elected the 12th President of the country in 2002. |
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2003 |
Venugopal Reddy became the new Governor of the Reserve Bank in 2003. |
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2008 |
Indian-origin Salman Rushdie set a record for signing over a thousand books in 57 minutes during a 2008 promotion tour. |
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