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Historical Event on 4/12/1978

India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
6/19/1947Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay.
9/13/1992Union government decides to form a National Human Rights Commission.
8/28/1928Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon, noted physicist and scientific advisor to the Prime Minister, was born at Mangalore in Karnataka.
1/21/1882Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
9/8/1995Harcharan Singh Brar sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab.
9/11/1956The PM announced in the Lok Sabha the conclusion of the Netaji Inquiry Committee that Netaji did die in an air-crash.
2/27/1956G. V. Mavlankar, first speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away.
9/9/1920Anglo Oriental College of Aligargh became Aligarh Muslim University. It was the first university to use the regional language.
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.