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Historical Event on 7/8/1972

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
7/22/1970Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV), College of Agriculture, Palampur was transferred to Himachal Pradesh University as part of its Agricultural Complex.
10/11/1737A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives.
3/22/1902Great Britain and Persia agree to link Europe and India by telegraph.
3/31/1998T. N. Mishra became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 04/01/99).
3/31/1998Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
3/29/1977S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77).
12/10/1990The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also.