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Historical Event on 12/12/1959

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1988Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.
11/6/1946P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away.
3/21/1976The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
9/25/1927Jagmohan Amirchand was born in Hafizabad (now in Pakistan).
2/11/1993Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra.
6/19/1996Kerala LDF govt. decides to reopen the ISRO espionage case, which was closed by the CBI.
5/11/1991Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
4/6/2000The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.