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Historical Event on 4/12/1976

India set 403 to win against the West Indies.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
1/29/1983Piloo Mody, veteran Parliament member and senior leader of Janata Party, passed away.
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
8/1/1672The East India Company and the English law was for the first time intorduced in India. It was set up as directed by the Court of Judicature.
7/18/1992Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away.
8/20/1955Jawaharlal Nehru breaks off relations with the Portuguese after the invasion of Goa by Indian nationalists.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.