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Historical Event on 12/1/1928

The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/22/1969The first public sector petrochemical organisation was inaugurated.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
3/29/1989Central Institute of Fisheries Education gets the distinction of becoming the first Fisheries University in India.
5/31/1891Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
1/1/1920Seth Darbari Shah, great industrialist, was born in Ikhlas.
7/10/1972Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24 people in Chandka Forest, India.
8/15/1997Freedom fighter's pension to be doubled from the existing Rs. 1,500.
7/22/1992Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns.
5/23/1993PM arrives in Tashkent.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.