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Historical Event on 3/12/1954

Indian National Academy of Letters ""Sahitya Academy"" inaugurated by Dr. Radhakrishnan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
3/13/1938Hitler merged Austria in Germany.
5/3/1977Hamid Dalwai, father of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal in Maharashtra, passed away.
2/2/1835Thomas Babington Macaulay westernises education in India. English is made official government and court language and as medium of instruction.
7/19/1998The INSAT-2C satellite suffers ``disorientation'' - loss of earth lock - briefly.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
2/15/1992Sain Swami Gangeshwaranandji, chief of `Udasin Sampraday', passed away.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.