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Historical Event on 9/12/1995
Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/21/1980 | Assembly elections in Kerala; LDF wins absolute majority. E.K. Nayanar forms government in Kerala. |
1/22/1965 | Plutonium Project (Sanyantra) was inaugurated at Trombay, Mumbai. |
2/25/1987 | The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1. |
4/1/1935 | The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank. |
12/25/1999 | An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops. |
11/20/1998 | V. K. Sharma, chairman and managing director of JVG Group of Companies, who allegedly swindled Rs. 600 crores from investors, is arrested in Mumbai. |
8/23/1947 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India. |
3/1/1992 | Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away. |
6/25/1993 | Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam. |
4/29/1882 | Raja Ali Sayyed, leader of Muslim League, was born. |
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