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Historical Event on 12/12/1964
HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously. |
| 6/8/1936 | Akashwani Radio was later changed into All India Radio (AIR) in 1958. |
| 3/11/1971 | Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament. |
| 4/21/1805 | Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers. |
| 4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
| 6/28/1986 | Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too. |
| 12/20/1999 | Win Chadha ready to come to India to face trial in the Bofors case. |
| 4/21/1993 | India announces establishing proof in Pakistan's complicity in Bombay bomb blasts. |
| 2/28/1919 | Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born. |
| 7/10/1991 | C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died. |
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