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Historical Event on 12/4/1999
Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/20/1905 | Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto. |
| 9/11/1921 | Subramania Bharati, freedom fighter, Tamil poet and editor, passed away at an early age of 39. |
| 7/23/1976 | Hari Chand at Montreal sets record for 10,000m in 28.48.72. |
| 5/20/1996 | CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba. |
| 1/20/1994 | Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta. |
| 6/18/1956 | New Hindu Succession Act was passed. |
| 6/18/1956 | Akbar Abul-Fath Djalaluddin, third Mughal Emperor of India (1556-1605), was born at Amarkot in Sind under the protection of Rana Virsal. Humayun had also taken refuge at Amarkot. |
| 2/2/1996 | Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams. |
| 4/19/1994 | Rajindersing Sparo, first awardee of `Mahavir Chakra' and former Chief Minister of Punjab Major General, passed away. |
| 4/24/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
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