7 January

History On This Day : 7 January

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January 7, 2024 all-day
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History, Birthdays and Historic Events of 7 January-

  • January 7, 1761 – Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas in third Battle of Panipat.

  • January 7, 1859 – The Bahadur Shah II,  the last Mughal Emperor, case trial was started for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British which ended on March 29.

  • January 7, 1916 – Yashodev Suri, born on 7 January 1916 at Dabhoi, Vadodara District, Gujarat, India, was one of the greatest Acharyas of the Tapa Gaccha in the Svetambara sect of Jainism. He founded Jain Sahitya Mandir at Palitana and was a prolific writer who wrote 77 books, on various aspects of Jainism.

  • January 7, 1948 – Shobhaa De, born as Shobha Rajadhyaksha on 7 January 1948 in Mumbai, India, is an Indian columnist and novelist.

  • January 7, 1957 – Reena Roy, born on 7 January 1957, is one of the top Hindi film actresses. She has performed leading roles in many films from 1972 to 1985.

  • January 7, 1966 – Bimal Chandra Roy, famously known as Bimal Roy born on July 12, 1909 in East Bengal’s Suapur village (now a part of Bangladesh) was an legendary Indian filmmaker. he died on January 7, 1966. His work includes such cinematic classics as ‘Sujata’, ‘Do Bigha Zamin’, ‘Devdas’, and ‘Bandini’.

  • January 7, 1979 – Bipasha Basu, born on 7 January 1979, is an Indian actress, model who appears in Hindi films. She has also worked in Telugu, Bengali and Tamil language films.

  • January 7, 1990 – The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been closed to the public for the first time in 800 years due to fears the tower may topple over.

  • January 7, 1993 – The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in the disputed area at Ayodhya and refered the issue to the Supreme Court.

  • January 7, 1997 – Jaspal Rana bags six gold medals in the men’s standard pistol and air pistol and set two more records on the penultimate day of the National shooting.

 

to be Continued ..

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