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Historical Event on 7/12/1970

Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1664Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
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7/10/1997Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.
4/6/1985Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
9/4/1993Lawyers all over the country decide to abolish addresses like 'My Lord', 'Your Lordship' and replace them with 'Sir', 'Your Honour,' etc.
10/5/1990Dr. Rajkumar Varma, famous Hindi journalist and playwright, died.
9/6/2000Telecom workers launch a nation-wide strike in protest against inadequate safeguards prior to the corporatisation of the department from October 1.
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.