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Historical Event on 12/12/1976

Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1987Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
5/15/1998Pandit Ravi Shankar, Sitar maestro, receives the 1998 Polar music award.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
2/18/1941There was a minor revolt in Royal Indian Navy which in now known as Indian Navy.
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
3/10/1969Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union.
1/18/1999The office of the Board of Control for Cricket in India is ransacked allegedly by Shiv Sainiks protesting agains Pakistan team's tour of India. Shiv Sena denies hand in attack.
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
9/12/1899Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.