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Historical Event on 12/7/1997

Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
10/4/1997J & K Assembly passed the Ladakh Hill Council Bill.
12/27/1992The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.
6/23/1927All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta.
3/5/1868Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.
8/13/1936Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay.
11/6/1931Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away.
4/3/1987S.H. Vatsyayan passed away.
4/4/1994Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns.
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.