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Historical Event on 2/7/2000

Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
3/27/1942Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a ""post-dated cheque"".
8/8/1990Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
8/19/1994Rupee made fully convertible on current account.
3/14/1931First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.
4/21/1805Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers.
7/5/1901B. N. Sircar, producer and founder of International Film Craft and New Theaters Ltd., Calcutta was born at Bhagalpur. His films are Boker Bojha, Chorekanta, Chasar Meye (1931).
5/15/1992BSE closed.