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Historical Event on 2/7/1856
Wajid Ali Shah, ruler of Oudh, was asked to abdicate by the British Resident on grounds of chronic misrule.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/13/1963 | Indian Govenment announced 'Arjun Awards' to boost the morale of various sports personalities. |
| 4/30/1870 | Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter. |
| 8/7/1947 | BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika. |
| 6/25/1993 | Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam. |
| 2/13/1856 | East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom. |
| 11/2/2000 | John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI. |
| 9/3/1905 | Kamlapati Tripathi, leader of Indian National Congess, was born. |
| 12/24/1999 | Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad. |
| 6/11/1976 | Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation. |
| 4/11/1931 | Mahendranath Yeshwant Gupte, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1984-85, was born at Mumbai. |
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