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Today In History?
Find out what happened on the 7th of October in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur 7th of October
Zaheer Khan (born 7 October 1978) is an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm fast-medium bowler, Zaheer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways.
Sharad Kelkar is an Indian television actor who shot to fame mainly with his role as Nahar Pratap Singh in Saat Phere – Saloni ka Safar. He also played the role of Rudra Raizada in Sindoor Tere Naam Ka on Zee TV at the same time.
Abhijeet Sawant (born 7 October 1981) is an Indian singer. He is the winner of Indian Idol (Season 1). He was the first runner up of Clinic All Clear – Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar, and came at third place in Asian Idol. Abhijeet Baokar, son of Shridhar Pandurang Sawant was born in a Buddhist Marathi family.
Yukta Mookhey (born 7 October 1979) is an Indian model and actress. She was crowned Miss World in December 1999 at the Olympia theatre in London at the age of 20. Mookhey’s family is from northern India, but she and her family lived in the Middle East until Mookhey was seven years of age.
Narain (born as Sunil Kumar) is an Indian film actor, who has worked on Malayalam and Tamil films. He made his debut in Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Nizhalkuthu (2002). His performances in 4 the People (2004), Achuvinte Amma (2005), and Classmates (2006) cemented his status as an actor in Malayalam cinema.
Death Anniversaries on 7th of October
K. Kelappan (August 24, 1889 – October 7, 1971) was born in the small village of Muchukunnu in Calicut in Kerala. He studied in Calicut and Madras and graduated from the University of Madras. He began his career as a teacher at in St. Berchmans High School, Changanassery and was the founding President of the Nair Service Society.
Bikram Keshari Deo (26 November 1952 – 7 October 2009) is a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Kalahandi constituency of Orissa and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party.
Guru Gobind Singh Ji (born: Gobind Rai) (22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) was the Tenth of Eleven Sikh Guru Ji’. Born in Patna, Bihar in India, He was also a Warrior, Poet and Philosopher.
Notable Moment
1708 Guru Govind Singh, tenth and the last Sikh Guru, was assassinated.
1737 40 feet waves sink 20,000 small craft & kill 300,000 (Bengal, India).
1919 Mahatma Gandhij started publication of ‘Navjeevan’ newspaper.
1950 Mother Teresa, started Missionaries of Charity, in Calcutta.
1952 Chandigarh became the capital of Punjab.