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Historical Event on 1/12/1901

Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
9/16/1931Political prisoners Tarkeshwar Dutta and Santosh Mitra were shot by an officer at Hijli detention camp near Kharagpur. They were arrested for attending the Hijli meeting.
1/14/1948First issue of Marathi daily newspaper 'Loksatta' was published.
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
7/20/1982Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
8/15/1993Five more Doordarshan channels launched.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
1/15/1949General K. N. Kariappa became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief. He was the first Indian to reach to this post in Indian Army. In 1956, he was designated as Chief of the Army Staff - General, later Field Marshal. This event is commemoratively observed as Army Day.
1/26/199921 dalits are gunned down by the Ranbit Sena in Jahanabad district in Bihar.



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