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Historical Event on 7/8/1907
Elphinstone Picture Palace was started by Jamshedji F. Madan at Calcutta.
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| 4/15/1942 | George VI awards the George Cross to the people of Malta. |
| 4/19/1997 | I.K. Gujral, External Affairs Minister, chosen leader of United Front in place of Deve Gowda. |
| 7/27/1995 | 11 Cong-I and National Conference activists were gunned down in J&K after they were abducted from their homes. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 2/11/1997 | India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow. |
| 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. |
| 12/7/1989 | Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister. |
| 5/1/1960 | Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States. |
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