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Historical Event on 2/12/1946
14 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/27/1987 | B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal. |
| 8/15/1955 | Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa. |
| 11/29/1999 | Delhi HC dismisses the CBI plea against Jain brothers in Hawala case. |
| 6/20/1939 | Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in the 60s), was born in Bombay. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
| 5/21/1998 | India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing. |
| 12/12/1964 | Maithili Sharan Gupta, famous Indian poet, Hindi litterateur, writer, social worker, patriot and Padma Bhushan awardee, died. |
| 5/5/1903 | Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India. |
| 4/22/1942 | The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur. |
| 6/16/1925 | Chittaranjan Das, great freedom fighter, revolutionary, orator, poet, journalist and lawyer, died. |
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