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Historical Event on 9/12/1971
Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/12/1708 | Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year. |
| 6/7/1997 | At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple. |
| 3/30/1923 | New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax. |
| 6/2/1990 | Sri Ram Sharma Acharya passed away. (27-6-91). |
| 6/2/1990 | Union Government set up a tribunal to settle the Cauvery water issue between Tamil Nadu & Karnataka. |
| 1/16/1996 | Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership. |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 4/29/1979 | Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
| 8/16/1991 | C. Achuta Menon, former CM of Kerala, passed away. |
| 4/23/1751 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
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