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Historical Event on 1/12/1924

Gandhiji was operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1953Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist and writer, passed away.
5/3/1896Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great nationalist, lawyer, freedom fighter, barrister and member of the Rajya Sabha, was born at Panniyankara in Calicut, Kerala.
1/18/1968The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed.
2/5/1630Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born.
7/8/1930The King opens India House in the Aldwych, appealing for peace in India at London.
5/20/1999The CWC expels Sharad Pawar, M. P. A. Sangma and Tariq Anwar for six years from the primary membership of the party.
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
6/3/1992Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident.
6/20/1869Laxmanrao Kirloskar, great industrialist, social reformer, patriot and founder of Kirloskar Industry, was born at Belgaum.
4/7/1987In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance.