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Historical Event on 7/8/1972

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.

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7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
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12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
3/26/1938Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
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12/14/1999The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
3/1/1910The Dalai Lama is welcomed in Darjeeling.