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Historical Event on 8/12/1946
Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/25/2000 | The Supreme Court clears the decks for continuing the trial against AIADMK leader Jayalalitha in the controversial ''TANSI land deal case'' by ''erasing'' the Madras High Court judgment discharging her from the case. |
| 8/22/1919 | Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born. |
| 2/20/1846 | Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore. |
| 7/16/1914 | N. E. Balram, communist leader, died. |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 11/21/1969 | Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes. |
| 4/23/1858 | Pandita Ramabai, social reformer and philosopher, was born in the State of Mysore. |
| 10/30/1924 | Word Saving Day. |
| 9/6/1905 | Satyacharan Chaterjee, great Indian Geologist, was born. |
| 7/29/1988 | Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow. |
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