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Historical Event on 12/12/1971

Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1959Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government.
10/10/1964Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo.
7/7/1948Damodar Valley Corporation, first public corporation, was established.
3/12/1942British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
9/22/1902Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
1/31/1998D. R. Karthikeyan became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/03/98).
1/31/1998Saint Francis Xavier, Jesuit priest, Spanish missionary teaching in India and Japan, was born in the Spanish kingdom of Navarre.
5/1/1927Dr. Namwar Singh was born.
6/25/1994Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away.