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Historical Event on 12/1/1951
Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/10/1927 | Bansilal, leader of Lokdal Party, was born |
| 7/22/1991 | New industrial policy for liberalisation of economies announced in Parliament. |
| 10/19/1689 | Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals. |
| 3/18/1991 | West Bengal opts for assembly poll. |
| 9/12/1686 | Aurangzeb ended Adilshah's kingdom. The garrison lost heart and surrendered Sikandar who was sent to the state prison at Daulatabad. Bijapur was invested and the city opened its gates to the Mughals. Bijapur as an independent kingdom ceased to exist. |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 2/7/1992 | Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398. |
| 1/26/1919 | Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay. |
| 4/9/1893 | Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, politician, professor and Hindi writer, was born at Pandaha, Azamgarh. |
| 5/4/1992 | India and Russia sign a five-year agreement on trade and economic cooperation. |
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