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Historical Event on 1/12/1948

Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1980Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial.
8/1/1963Soviets offer India arms to block China.
9/15/1903Wazir Syed Ali, right-hand batsman and right-arm fast medium bowler, was born at Jalandhar.
5/13/1998World Bank cancels India donors meet.
5/16/1994Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away.
10/12/1991Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi.
2/25/1993113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police action.
12/15/1950Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
2/9/1942Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India.
12/23/1969Armstrong and Aldrin collected Moon rock, which was kept on exhibition in New Delhi.