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Historical Event on 12/1/1966
Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/3/1921 | Ahmed Gulsher, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Satna (M.P). |
| 12/13/1999 | The Railways announces concessions for senior citizens, students upto Class X and the poor. |
| 9/23/1862 | Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born. |
| 5/30/1987 | Goa becomes the 25th state of India. |
| 4/11/1937 | Ramnath Krishnan, well known Indian Tennis player, was born. |
| 11/12/1939 | Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force. |
| 1/12/1906 | Pandit Mahadeo Shastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born. |
| 5/24/1991 | The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused. |
| 12/15/1749 | Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died. |
| 5/23/1998 | L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs. |
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