Important events of December 7

Important events of December 7

1825 - The first ship to steam 'Enterprise' reached Kolkata.

1856 - For the first time in the country, 'Hindu widow' was officially married.

1941 - Japanese aircraft attacked the American fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, killing 2043 people.

1944 - Gen. Radescu formed the government in Romania.

1970 - Relations between West Germany and Poland were normal.

1972 - America launches Apollo 17 for its mission under Moon.

1983 - 93 killed in collision between two jets at Madrid Airport

1995 - South Asia Priority Trade Agreement (SAPTA) Effective

India launched the communications satellite INSAT-2C.

1988 - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Armenia killed 25 thousand people, millions homeless.

2001 - Taliban commanders in Kandahar, Vikramasinghe appointed new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

2002 - Turki's Azra Anin Miss World 2002.

14 people, including eight Muslim rebels, were killed in separatist violence in Kashmir.

2003 - Raman Singh is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

2004 - Hamid Karzai sworn in as the first elected President of Afghanistan

2007 - Postponed of the much-awaited flight of Atlantis for Europe's Coalber Laboratory to the International Space Station, due to technological reasons.

2008 - Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda sacked Chandramohan from the post of Chief Minister. Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh won the Japan Tour title

2009 - Climate Summit in Denmark's Copenhagen commences.

December 7th person born

1924 - Mario Soares - Former President of Portugal

1954 - Arjun Ram Meghwal - is an Indian politician.

1879 - Jatindranath Mukherjee - Indian revolutionary

1889 - Radhakamal Mukherjee - renowned scholar of modern Indian culture and sociology.

2016 - Chao Ramaswamy - Indian actor, comedian, political satirist, dramatist, film director and advocate.

2003 - Begum Abida Ahmad - wife of India's fifth President, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

1782 - Hyder Ali - was a brave warrior in the middle of the 18th century, who became ruler of Mysore on the strength of his abilities and credibility.

December 7 important occasions and festivals

  Armed Forces Flag day