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Historical Event on 1/12/1996

Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1949Judgement on Gandhi's murder; Godse and Apte to be executed.
4/20/1973Rioting over food shortages ends after three days in Nagpur.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.
1/19/1905Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Bengali writer and thinker, passed away.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
9/17/1937Sitakant Mahapatra, 1933 Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Orria poet, was born.
1/8/1993Dr. P.C. Alexander appointed Governor of Maharashtra.
6/20/1995B.R. Verma was made pro-tem Speaker by Governor by invoking Article 180 (1).
6/30/1931June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India.