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Historical Event on 12/1/1992
17 ministers of the BJP government in Rajasthan quit for the 'Karseva' at Ayodhya.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
| 6/5/1981 | Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88. |
| 4/13/1994 | United Arab Emirates lost to India in its first official ODI. |
| 1/23/1978 | The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions. |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 2/20/1929 | K. B. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-84, was born at Tamil Nadu. |
| 12/1/1955 | Nikita Khrushchev delivers speech condemning British colonialism. |
| 3/20/1997 | Greek instrumental composer Yanni Chryssomallis's 'Freedom Concert' held at the Taj, Agra. |
| 6/30/1914 | Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa. |
| 6/30/1914 | Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'. |
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