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Historical Event on 12/1/1951
Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/1/1851 | Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'. |
| 3/14/1931 | First 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. |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 3/6/1997 | Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius. |
| 10/22/1873 | Swami Rama Tirtha, great social reformer and poet, was born at Murariwala village of Gujranwala district. He lectured throughout Japan and America spreading "practical Vedant |
| 8/17/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India. |
| 5/29/1936 | Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith. |
| 10/11/1923 | Harish Chandra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world. |
| 12/28/1981 | New Government led by the Congress (I) leader K. Karunakaran installed in Kerala. |
| 2/20/2000 | Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court's order quashing charges framed against the former Chief Minister, Mr. S. Bangarappa, and directs the trial court to proceed in the corruption case. |
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