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Historical Event on 07/08/1497
Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/12/1959 | Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India. |
| 2/2/1978 | Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away. |
| 8/18/1979 | Vasantrao Naik, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died. |
| 11/2/1908 | 50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy. |
| 9/14/1933 | Gandhi declares one-year moratorium on civil disobedience in India. |
| 2/10/1931 | Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place. |
| 5/6/1971 | D. Sen became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 29/03/77). |
| 1/17/1952 | The pension work of CDA (Factories), Calcutta and the Defence civilians in ordnance factories was transferred to the office of the CDA (P), Allahabad. |
| 10/28/1964 | Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away. |
| 1/18/1913 | Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year. |
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