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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
7/24/2000The trial in the Rs. 133 crore urea scam resumes after about one year in the special court for CBI cases in New Delhi.
8/1/1970Bhopal University was established.
8/9/1999India's Manisha Malhotra won the $10,000 ITF women's circuit tournament at Harrisonburg, Virginia for her maiden tour title.
3/16/1998Sonia Gandhi is elected chairperson of the Congress(I) Parliamentary Party.
7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
1/4/1940Shrikant Sinkar, famous Marathi novelist, was born.
12/25/1880Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, a nationalist Muslim leader, politician and journalist, was born at Yusufpur in Uttar Pradesh.
11/14/1967Kanakaiya Nayudu Colonel Cottari , cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), passed away at Indore.