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Historical Event on 7/7/1917

Ram Subhagsingh, great politician and former Rail Minister, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1917Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
3/6/1971Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
3/6/1971Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.
7/31/1992Thailand Airlines crashed in Himalayan Range, 113 persons died.
8/1/1990Devi Lal, Dy. PM, dropped from Union Cabinet following wild charges he made against colleagues in an interview with the 'Illustrated Weekly'.
10/24/1990BJP-sponsored 'Bharat Bandh' in protest against L. K. Advani's arrest evokeed mixed response.
2/1/1956Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959.