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Historical Event on 1/12/1757
Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/5/1993 | CBI chargesheeted 40 in Ayodhya case. Advani, Joshi and Bal Thackeray were among the accused. |
| 2/8/1943 | Subhashchandra Bose started his journey to Japan from Kiel along with his secretary Major Abid Hassan in a submarine. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 6/7/1979 | Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'. |
| 6/5/1992 | Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published. |
| 10/1/1990 | Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court. |
| 12/10/1945 | Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts. |
| 2/14/1985 | Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief. |
| 6/29/1909 | Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born. |
| 5/14/1993 | Justice V. Ramaswamy decides to resign. |
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