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Historical Event on 7/12/1999

India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/1947A conference of the Governor General and the two PMs of India and Pakistan with their military commanders to stop communal riots in the Punjab.
7/27/1910Bande Ali Khan, great singer of `Beenkar' and `Kirana Gharana', passed away.
9/3/1992Delhi High Court verdict on Bofors challenged in the Supreme Court.
2/28/1963Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, passed away at Sadaqat Ashram, Patna.
10/28/1996Press Council of India to set up a 5-member committee headed by Chairman P.B. Sawant to inquire into the attack on journalists outside the New Delhi residence of Kanshi Ram.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
10/25/1932Pearless' investment company was established.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).