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Historical Event on 12/7/1979

First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
3/25/1916S. M. Pandit, famous painter, was born.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
10/1/1959Hon'ble Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1964.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
4/23/2000Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
12/10/1990The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also.
10/20/1991Pandit Kalyandas Mahaprasad, famous Kathak dancer, died.