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Historical Event on 4/12/1801

Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1670Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was on the shoulders of Tanaji who was martyred in this attack. Shivaji proclaimed ""Garh Aalaa Pan Singh Gela"" which means that Fort was won but the Lion was lost.
4/6/1664Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese.
1/10/1616Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
5/1/1958Bell, 47 G3, the flight was upgraded to a helicopter unit with a Sqn Ldr as its Commanding Officer.
9/24/1999India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.
10/4/1953India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council.
6/24/1990Defence scientists successfully test fired country's first third generation anti-tank missile 'NAG'.