7th Jan – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Find out what happened on the 7th of January 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 January

 
Bipasha Basu (born 7 January 1979) is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi language films. She has also worked in Telugu, Bengali and Tamil language films. She had a successful modeling career before venturing into films. She debuted in a negative role in Ajnabee (2001) which earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Reena Roy (born 7 January 1957) was one of the top Hindi film actresses in India. She performed leading roles in many films from 1972 to 1985 . Reena Roy was the third daughter of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother. Her parents divorced after having four children together.
Shobha Rajadhyaksha, also known as Shobhaa Dé (born 7 January 1948), is an Indian columnist and novelist. Shobha De was born in a Maharashtrian Goud Saraswat Brahmin family in Mumbai, India. She completed her schooling from Queen Mary School, Mumbai and graduated from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai with a degree in psychology.
John Prakasa Rao Janumala, famously known as Johnny Lever born January 7, 1950 in Ossalapalle, Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, is an Indian film actor and one of the most popular comedians in Hindi cinema. He was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala and brought up in Mumbai.
Supriya Pathak Kapoor (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress hailing from a long line of performers. She is famous for her role in the Indian sitcoms Khichdi and Idhar Udhar. Supriya Pathak is daughter of Dina Pathak, a well known character actress famous for playing mother and grandmother roles during the 1980s and 1990s.
 

Death Anniversaries on 7th of January

 
Bimal Roy (12 July 1909–8 January 1966) was one of the most acclaimed Indian film directors of all time. He is particularly noted for his realistic and socialistic films like Do Bigha Zamin, Parineeta, Biraj Bahu, Madhumati, Sujata, and Bandini, making him an important director of Hindi cinema.
Robert Viswanathan Chandran (May 31, 1950 – January 7, 2008) was an Indian-born Singaporean business executive, and the founder and CEO of the Chemoil company. Chandran was born in 1950 in Mumbai, India. He unsuccessfully applied to study medicine at the University of Madras, but instead undertook a Master’s degree in chemistry.
Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy (1933 – January 7, 2007) was a political leader from the Indian state of Karnataka, who had a penchant for contesting elections. He is a Guinness World Records holder for having contested the highest number of elections – he unsuccessfully did so 86 times.
 

Notable Moments

 
1859 The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.
1956 Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy.
1988 Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
1993 C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns.
1994 Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
 

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