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Historical Event on 1/12/1966
Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.
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| 1/19/1919 | Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 5/21/1991 | Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M. |
| 3/9/1997 | Mumbai takes Wills Trophy in Mohali. |
| 5/31/1987 | Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India. |
| 2/26/1946 | Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born. |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
| 6/5/1993 | Unlawful Activities (prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice P N Nagi upholds the ban on Islamic Sevak Sangh. |
| 7/29/1927 | Madhavsingh Solanki, one of the leaders in Gujarat, was born. |
| 1/30/1997 | Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam. |
| 5/13/1991 | P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail. |
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