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Historical Event on 12/12/1965

Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
6/9/1834Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
9/20/1942Kanak Lata Barua, a yound child who tried to host the national flag at Goupur police station in Assam with the help of 500 people, was shot by the police station incharge.
4/4/1987Agney, famous Hindi litterateur and Gyanpeeth Award winning poet, passed away.
1/10/199526th International Film Festival of India opens at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay.
5/22/1970Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress'.
8/9/2000Parliament approves the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Bill 2000, paving the way for the creation of a separate Chhattisgarh State.
7/21/1984Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.
9/4/1946Interim Government formed.