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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 4/12/1621 |
Guru Teg Bahadur Singh, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 4/12/1752 |
Agreement to save the king between Shinde and Holkar. |
| 4/12/1799 |
The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine. |
| 4/12/1801 |
William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta. |
| 4/12/1801 |
Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab. |
| 4/12/1871 |
Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born. |
| 4/12/1873 |
Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala. |
| 4/12/1912 |
Kirpal Singh Narang, social reformer and educationist, was born at Amritsar (Punjab). |
| 4/12/1913 |
Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle. |
| 4/12/1917 |
Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar. |
| 4/12/1936 |
Nehru urges Socialism for India. |
| 4/12/1942 |
Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi. |
| 4/12/1967 |
Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 24/02/1968. |
| 4/12/1967 |
U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding. |
| 4/12/1976 |
India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
| 4/12/1978 |
After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition. |
| 4/12/1978 |
India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"". |
| 4/12/1983 |
Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars. |
| 4/12/1987 |
V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place. |
| 4/12/1991 |
Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred. |
| 4/12/1992 |
M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away. |
| 4/12/1992 |
The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990. |
| 4/12/1993 |
Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed. |
| 4/12/1997 |
Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools. |
| 4/12/2000 |
Ban on LTTE for two more years from May 14, says the Union Home Minister L. K. Advani. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/20/1990 | Kona Prabhakar Rao, former Governor of Maharashtra, died. |
| 2/13/1713 | Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort. |
| 10/30/1947 | The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan. |
| 1/16/1858 | Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged. |
| 6/23/1997 | Communication equipment worth several crores destroyed and Chennai's land and mobile telephone networks thrown out of gear in a fire at Anna Road telephone exchange. |
| 2/2/1964 | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away. |
| 4/14/1963 | Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling. |
| 1/7/1993 | C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns. |
| 10/5/1957 | Nehru becomes the first recipient of the key of Hiroshima Peace City. |
| 1/25/1983 | Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh. |
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