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Historical Event on 9/12/1899
Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/31/1913 | Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk. |
| 11/21/1961 | Communist China announced a cease-fire in its border war with India and said it would withdraw its troops 12 miles behind the boundary lines that existed in 1959. China said it was making the move to end the hostilities and to implement proposals it had made in October to settle the border dispute. Before the ceasefire, Chinese troops had seized the Indian headquarters at Bomdila near Tibet and were threatening the Indian state of Assam. Faced with defeat on the border and a Chinese invasion, the Indian government said it would ""respond positively"" to the Chinese offer of a ceasef |
| 9/15/1912 | Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born. |
| 1/2/1997 | Bihar wins team titles in both men's and women's sections in national archery. Limba Ram and Purnima Mahato, both of Bihar, win individual crowns in men's and women's sections respectively. Turkey's `Pocket Hercules', weightlifter Naim Suleymanoglu, who captured three Olympic gold medals, calls it a day in Ankara. |
| 4/19/1993 | Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle. |
| 9/14/1992 | Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives. |
| 10/11/1991 | Meghalaya placed under President's rule. |
| 2/1/1956 | Judge Sudhi Ranjan Das became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 30/09/1959. |
| 12/6/1997 | Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala. |
| 2/2/1814 | Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiatic Society at a suggestion of a Danish surgeon Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, who was its first Director also. |
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