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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
11/18/1988Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Delhi on a three-day visit.
1/17/1941Subhashchandra Bose went underground at Calcutta. He appeared in Moscow after sone days.
4/13/1984Kerala Government drops Silent Valley Project and declares the entire area a national park.
8/3/1970Chonira Beliappa Muthamma, first women career diplomat, appointed ambassador to Hungary.
3/14/1992NTR expels Upendra and six others from Telegu Desam Party.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
8/15/1947India gains independence from the British rule and Pakistan emerges as a separate Islamic nation. Around 600,000 die in clashes during the subsequent population exchange of 14 million people between the two new countries.
1/11/1990R. Shekhar became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 14/12/90).
4/23/1929The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.