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Historical Event on 12/12/1992

Government asks CBI to probe the demolition of the masjid in Ayodhya.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
1/12/1757Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel.
12/3/1991Satinder Kumar Lamba appointed India's Ambassador to Pakistan.
10/18/1983Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
1/9/1904Pratab Singh Chaudhari, social worker, was born at Multan, Punjab .
8/20/1828Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.
1/24/1996H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.