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Historical Event on 12/10/1990

The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1988S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
5/5/1966Jan Congress Party was established in Orissa.
3/23/1942Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League.
5/11/1999Supreme Court confirms the death sentence on four of the 26 accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, reduces to life imprisonment the sentence on three others and acquits the remaining 19.
11/25/1962Dasganu (Ganesh Dattatreya Sahastrabuddhe), modern Marathi saint and poet, passed away.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.
9/12/1962Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.
10/30/1887Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born.
1/22/1973Swami Ramanand Tirth, politician and educationalist, passed away.