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Historical Event on 1/12/1955

Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
12/15/1999Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, arrives in Berlin to attend G-20 meet.
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.
10/28/1929Narotam Puna, cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966), was born.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.
6/8/1998A Disaster Management Cell (DMC) under the direct command of the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Air Command, was set up at the Command Operations Room to liaise with the State Government and initiate necessary actions. All aircrafts were evacuated from IAF bases at Jamnagar, Bhuj and Naliya and flown to pre-determined destinations. In this meticulously planned and smoothly executed drill, more than 60 aircrafts (including helicopters) were flown out.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
12/13/1999The Government lodges protest with the Pakistani Rangers following the discovery of a tunnel near the Indo-Pak border.