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Historical Event on 7/7/1896
The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil.
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| 7/30/1987 | India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe. |
| 6/17/1965 | Motilal, famous actor, died. |
| 8/15/1949 | Chandernagore joins the Indian Union. Panchayati Raj inaugurated in 114,000 villages. |
| 6/24/1990 | President R. Venkataraman issues notification formally constituting an Inter-State Council. |
| 2/21/1829 | Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. |
| 11/17/1999 | 41 more ministers are inducted into the Ram Prakash Gupta Ministry in Uttar Pradesh taking the strength of the ministry to 91. |
| 5/27/1964 | Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India. |
| 1/18/1947 | Kundanlal Saigal, famous film star and unique singer, died at Jalandhar. |
| 7/29/1904 | Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna. |
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