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Historical Event on 3/12/1938

Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1962India and China declared a truce from the war in which India was badly beaten. Because of winter in China, they halted their advance into India.
10/3/1988Lebanese kidnappers release Mithileshwar Singh after 30 months of being held captive.
11/20/1917J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
5/10/1999Tamil Nadu Government withdraws the controversial Prevention of Terrorist Activities (POTA) Bill.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
12/27/1990DMK led Pondicherry ministry, headed by D. Ramachandran, resigns following loss of majority.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.