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Historical Event on 12/7/1825

First Steam Engine Ship ""Enterprise"" reached Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
4/28/1986Malayalam film `Chidambaram' directed by G. Aravindan wins best feature film award and Shyam Benegal bags the Best Director award for the Hindi film 'Trikal'.
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
11/20/1998V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
8/5/1999Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential.
10/10/1937Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.
9/18/1972India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971.
7/24/1996Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs.