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Historical Event on 1/12/1996

Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1960Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away.
9/29/1755Robert Lord Clive founded the British empire in India
2/19/1911Merle Oberon, film actress (Assignment Foreign Legion), was born in Calcutta, India.
12/27/1976Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
11/15/1999Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
12/25/1771Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.
5/19/1979Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.
6/1/1972Space Commission and Department of Space was set up. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) brought under Department of Space (DOS).
7/3/1972Shimla Non-Arm Agreement on Kashmir signed between Indira Gandhi and Z. A. Bhutto.
2/13/1991Muslim League leaves the UDF in Kerala.