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Historical Event on 7/12/1823

First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.

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8/30/1992The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.
5/22/1772Raja Ram Mohan Roy, great social reformer, lawyer and politician and founder of Brahmo Samaj, was born at Radhanagar in Hooghly district, Bengal.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
10/18/1980The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.
6/23/2000Indian journalist Palagummi Sainath gets Amnesty International Global award for human rights journalism..
5/12/1995Supreme court stays Tamil Nadu Governor's orders allowing Dr. Subramaniam Swamy to prosecute Chief Minister Dr. Jayalalitha under Prevention of Corruption Act.
2/1/1785Warren Hastings left India on Feb 8 and attended the Council meeting for the last time.
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.