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Historical Event on 1/12/1995

Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1771Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.
9/21/1997Mahesh Bhupathi wins a cliff-hanger as India clinches Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Chile 3-2 in Delhi.
7/1/1992Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
2/10/1902Hemraj, politician, was born at Dera Gopipur, (H.P.).
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.
7/1/1985Air Chief Marshal L M Katre, PVSM, AVSM and Bar, died in office.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
1/2/1757After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives.
11/7/1862Bahadurshah Jafar -II died at Rangoon in British prision.