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Historical Event on 3/12/1917

Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1993Election Commission announces polls in the former BJP-ruled states of UP, MP, HP, Rajasthan and in Delhi and Mizoram.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
3/2/1990DMK Front to form government in Pondicherry and Congress (I) in Maharashtra.
6/13/196660 people were killed in a collision between two suburban trains of Bombay.
12/21/1989V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
1/9/1996PM unveils India's state-of-the-art Main Battle Rank (MBT) `Arjun' at a New Delhi function.
9/23/1863Rao Tularam Singh Yadav, freedom fighter, was one of the key leaders of the Indian rebellion of 1857, in Haryana, where he is considered a state hero.
6/11/1997Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games.
2/13/1879Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
9/17/1934Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts.