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Historical Event on 2/12/1922

Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
12/14/1998The Supreme Court allows Karnataka to begin skeletal work on erection of 26 crest gates at the Almatti dam on the Krishna at ''its own risk and cost'', but directs it not to raise the dam height beyond the present 509 metres.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.
4/5/1993The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.
8/22/1979Neelam Sanjeev Reddy, President of India, dissolves the sixth Lok Sabha, orders year-end general elections and asks Charan Singh to head a caretaker government.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
2/19/1994Chambal dacoit Phoolan Devi, the Bandit Queen, was freed on parole after 11 years of incarceration.
1/2/1953Government set up a Board of Editors under Dr. Syed Mahmood to prepare a history of Freedom Movement in India.
10/11/1996Supreme Court ruling on change of venue of Rao's trial.
10/11/1996Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies.