In the history of the country and the world 700 other major events recorded in the date of December

700: Country’s first ‘cross country motorcar between Delhi and Mumbai Beginning of rally.

1997 : Establishment of Communist Party of India.

1997 : Former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi was released from jail. Morarji Desai’s government arrested Indira Gandhi on 19 December.

2003 : Naveen Patnaik, son of Odisha’s prominent leader Biju Patnaik, founded the Biju Janata Dal (BJD).

2003 : An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale in the southeastern city of Bam in Iran caused heavy loss of life and property.

2004 : After a powerful earthquake, Tsunami caused huge devastation in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Maldives and surrounding areas. About two lakh thirty thousand people died.

2003: Australian spin bowler Shane Warne in created history by taking wickets.

2012 : From Beijing, the capital of China Opening of the world’s longest high-speed rail line to Guangzhou, another major city.

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