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Historical Event on 12/10/1952

World's first official Family Planning programme launched in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/7/1987In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance.
4/5/1987The centenary of Bombay Fire Brigade was celebrated. (CIVIC).
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected to become the first President of India and 'Jana Gana Mana....' was accepted as the National Anthem of the country.
11/13/1935Chandra Prakash Gupta, great educationist, was born at Gaini in UP.
1/1/199730-year Ganga water sharing treaty between India and Bangladesh takes effect.
8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.