7 December: What Happened On This Day in History

The first steam-powered ship ‘Enterprise’ reached Kolkata.

Ishwar Chandra took the challenge and performed the first widow remarriage in Kolkata on this day on his own dime.

Janardhan Gyanoba Navle, cricketer, India's first Test wicket-keeper, was born at Fulgaon, Maharashtra. He played against England at Lord's in 1932.

Japanese planes attacked the American fleet at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii, killing 2043 people.

General Radescu formed the government in Romania.

America launched Apollo 17 as part of its mission to the moon.

First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay.

South Asia Preference Trade Agreement (SAPTA) came into effect. India launched a communication satellite INSAT-2C.

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Armenia killed 25,000 people.

Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.

Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.

BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case.

Lalthanhwala sworn in CM of Mizoram.

Indian, UN Mission in Bosnia & Herzegovina begin (UNMIBH - Dec 95 To Till Date).

Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.

Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.

A. B. Vajpayee questions Pakistan's decision to hand over part of occupied Kashmir to China and says the area belongs to India.

Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK.

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, rejects the Opposition demand for resignation of three Central Ministers L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati in the Ayodhya case.

A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam.

Vikram Singhe appointed as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

2003, 7th December: Raman Singh became the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.

Hamid Karzai sworn in as the first elected President of Afghanistan.

Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh won the Japan Tour title.

The Marriage Amendment Bill to legally recognize same-sex marriages passed in Australia’s parliament.