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Historical Event on 3/12/1942

British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
6/4/1932Mahendranath Gupt, follower of Ramkrishna Paramhans, passed away.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
8/15/1994Sukumar Gupta, a socialist, dies.
1/15/1965Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras.
5/31/1997Fourth National Games opened at Bangalore.
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
5/1/1946Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.
4/9/1783Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India.
12/30/1993Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress.