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Historical Event on 7/7/1901

J. Watsan Harod started a branch of Gramophone Company at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
3/2/1994Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
3/21/1992India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.
8/6/1994Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust.
2/15/1951Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away.
7/7/1998India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.
8/23/1872Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
5/17/1887Ranglal Bandopadhyay, Bengali poet, essay-writer and journalist, passed away.