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Historical Event on 3/12/1969

Reactor Research Centre established at Kalpakkam. On 18th December 1985, it was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
10/19/1910Subrahamanyam Chandrasekhar was born in Lahore. He was one of the world's leading astrophysicists. For his contributions to the study of stars, Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science, the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
9/9/1949Hindi was accepted as the national language of India.
5/25/1996DMK-led coalition ministry headed by R.V. Janakiraman sworn in Pondicherry.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
11/19/1998A. B. Vajpayee approves formation of the National Security Council, a new high-power hub, to give policy directions to safeguard the country's security.
9/26/1992Indian Airlines hike fare by 9 percent.
7/3/1751Pilaji Jadhav died.
7/11/1630Rezabeebeth Sookeas Begum passed away.
6/23/1997Acharya Tulsi, the founder of Terapanthi sector in Jainism, died. (20-10-98).