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Historical Event on 05/12/1459

Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/8/1894Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
4/13/1982Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
11/15/1817Battle of Yerwada.
5/11/1991Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.
9/26/1931At Lancashire, Gandhi sees textile workers hurt by Indian boycott but says home spinning must go on.
1/28/1998All 26 accused, who stood trial in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were sentenced to death. A designated Judge of the TADA court in Chennai found them guilty.