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Historical Event on 12/1/1982

Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1849Bethune College of Calcutta was established in the upper class families and it was started for female education.
3/13/1915Keshao Govind Jodh, social reformer, politician and lawyer, was born in Yevada, Maharashtra.
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
4/7/1942Anandshankar Bapubhai Dhruv, famous Gujarati expert, Sanskrit Pandit and editor of a monthly magzine, died.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
10/16/1968Hargovind Khorana, Indian scientist, was awarded 1968 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology on man-made synthetic gene.
8/26/1996Supreme Court asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to the Income Tax department.
9/8/1993Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.
9/8/1993Mughal army defeated Rana Pratapsingh in the battle of Haldighat.
3/4/1925Jyotirindranath Tagore, great Bengali litterateur and poet, passed away.