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Historical Event on 12/9/1946
The first meeting of Constitutional Committee Assembly was held in Parliment after a gap of two years, 11 months and 17 days. The Congress started its work of framing the Indian Constitution. Muslim League boycott failed to prevent Constituent Assembly opening. From 16th August 1946, the country witnessed communal riots on an unprecedented scale. At this crucial juncture, on 20th February 1947, Clement Atlee the British prime minister, fixed June 1948 as a deadline for transfer of power and Lord Mountbatten was appointed as the new Viceroy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1999	India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.
10/20/1962	The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.
11/25/1998	Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era.
10/1/1978	In the Child Marriage Act, minimum age for marriage was raised to 21 year for males and 18 years for females.
12/25/1994	Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78.
6/20/1946	Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
11/30/1982	World premier of Sir Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' held in New Delhi.
12/30/1947	India informs Pakistan and other dominion representatives that it has decided to refer the Kashmir issue to the Security Council under Article 35 of the United Nations Charter.
5/15/1999	Militants gun down Abdul Ahad Kar, a senior member of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly belonging to the ruling National Conference, in Kupwara district.
3/23/1911	Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away.

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