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Historical Event on 7/12/1960

Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/26/1956Godavarish Mishra, famous Oriya poet, playwright and essay writer, died.
10/30/1908Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
8/7/1906First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee.
11/30/1990Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff.
5/1/1926Jim Corbett killed the notorious man-eating leopard of Rudraprayag at Gulabrai village, who had attacked and killed about 125 people.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.
5/19/1913Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, President of India, was born.
5/26/1948First ever trade agreement with Pakistan.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.