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Historical Event on 7/12/1970
Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/2/1756 | Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah. |
| 7/13/1990 | Union Ministers Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan and Satpal Malik submitted their resignation in protest against O.P.Chautala's taking over as CM of Haryana. |
| 1/24/1957 | Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made. |
| 7/13/1947 | An Indian Independence Bill was moved in the British Parliament on 4th July 1947 which became an 'Act' on 13th July 1947. Two Boundary Commissions under Sir Cyril Radcliff were appointed to demarcate the boundaries of Punjab and Bengal. |
| 9/19/1936 | Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, expert in north Indian classical music, died. He was also a lawyer, professor and social reformer. |
| 1/10/1980 | President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy invited Indira Gandhi to form Government. |
| 3/22/1997 | Deshabhimani daily, official organ of CPI (M), launches its 5th edition from Kottayam, Kerala. |
| 6/3/1993 | K N Venkatasubramanian,IOC Chairman, suspended for leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers. |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 1/11/1993 | Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed. |
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