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Historical Event on 12/12/1971

Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
8/15/1942Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
8/15/1942Mughal conqueror Babur Shah (1483-1530) defeats Ibrahim Lodi II, the Lodi Sultan of Delhi, and captures Delhi and the Koh-i-noor diamond, in the First Battle of Panipat. He founded the Mughal dynasty in India (1526-1761), consolidated by his grandson Akbar.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
1/12/1946De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above.
6/1/1904Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese.
7/23/1927Daily radio transmission broadcasting in India started by Bombay Radio Station. This was the first Commercial Radio Station.
1/7/1994The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.