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Historical Event on 4/12/1987

V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/17/1944Indian Viceroy Viscount Wavell rejects Gandhi's request to discuss war support in return for Indian independence.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
9/19/1937Vishnu Narayan Matkhande passed away.
5/30/1977Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons.
10/3/1996Second phase of UP polling.
2/13/1856East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
7/4/1992Sanskrit made a compulsory subject from sixth to intermediate classes in Uttar Pradesh.
5/3/1765Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
3/24/1998G.M.C. Balayogi of the Telugu Desam is elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha as the candidate of the BJP-led Government.
9/27/199573 people died in a coal mine accident in Gaslitand in Dhanbad district, Bihar, when flood water leaked into the mine.