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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
12/1/1928Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
2/1/1797Lord Cornwallis was sworn in as Governor General of India for a second time in England. However, he did not proceed to India till 1805.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
2/6/1932Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, passed away.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
4/6/1773James Mill of Scotland, great philosopher and historian (British India), was born.
11/10/1922S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.
8/1/1997Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil.
3/19/1999Salgaocar emerged National Football League champions in Calcutta with a match to spare.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.