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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
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
10/30/1990Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
3/1/1997Gopi Chand and P.V.V. Lakshmi retain individual titles and India takes team titles in SAARC badminton in Colombo.
5/24/1990Surjit Singh Barnala sworn in as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.
1/3/2000A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, accuses Pakistan for the hijack of an Indian Airlines aircraft. (The crisis ended on Dec. 31 last with the Vajpayee Government agreeing to free three terrorists in exchange for the passengers).
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
10/15/1921Gul Muhammad, cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman), was born in Lahore.
9/21/1990Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.