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Historical Event on 12/12/1964

Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1968First Edition of 'Amrit Bazar Patrika' weekly was published in Bengali language.
6/5/1995Manmohan Singh re-elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.
11/5/1945Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
7/30/1933Gandhiji informs the Government of Bombay of his decision to march from Ahmedabad to Ras with 33 followers to revive Civil Disobedience movement.
4/12/1799The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine.
1/26/199647th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil.
7/20/1636John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.
7/25/1970Pillai A. Thanu, former Chief Minister of Kerala, passed away.
8/25/1969Vivek Upendra Krishna Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90), was born in Delhi.