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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
4/14/1990J&K Assembly dissolved.
5/13/1956Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
4/6/1968Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
11/12/2000Huge voter turnout for Congress Presidential poll. Seven top BSF and IAF officials die after their MI8 helicopter crashes near Lakhpat in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
9/14/1997Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51.
7/5/2000The Prime Minister rules out restoring pre-1953 status to Jammu and Kashmir.
9/29/2000The Appellate Authority of the Industrial and Financial Reconstruction stays the order of the BIFR permitting winding up of Bharat Gold Mines Limited, KGF, Karnataka.
9/26/1975Constitution (39th Amendment) Bill 1975, placing election of the President, Vice President, Prime Minister and Speaker of the Lok Sabha beyond the scrutiny of the judiciary, approved by Parliament.