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Historical Event on 1/12/1955

Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
8/9/1969Ochterlony Memorial in Calcutta was renamed as 'Shahid Minar'.
5/9/1998Playback singer Talat Mehmood, 75, passed away in Mumbai.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
5/10/1909Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born.
4/5/1979First Naval Museum of India established in Bombay.
10/15/1943Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
1/6/1979Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.
3/3/1997Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman, arrives in New Delhi.