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Historical Event on 1/12/1955
Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/3/1997 | Devi Lal floats a new party 'Haryana Lok Dal'. |
| 5/26/1983 | R. V. Marathe, father of Postal Index, passed away. |
| 1/16/1996 | Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership. |
| 2/8/1936 | Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress. |
| 2/8/1936 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 1/29/1992 | India and Israel decide to establish full diplomatic relations. |
| 3/15/1919 | Osmania University was established at Hyderabad. |
| 2/5/1931 | Krishna Film Co., Bombay produced a 7,659 feet long 'Krishnatone Talkie Programme No. 1, which was released quite before the release of 'Alam Ara,' first talkie film of India. The Krishnatone Programme was censored at C.C. No. 9906 on February 5 and the programme contained the following: (1) Arabic Song (2) Indian Orchestra No.1 (3) Indian Orchestra No.2 (4) Indian Orchestra No.3 (5) Jal Tarang Solo (6) Hindi Song No. 1 (7) Hindi Song No.2 (8) Hindi Song No. 3 (9) Bengali Song (10) Garba No. 1 (11) Garba No. 2 (12) Gujarati Comic Song (13) Hindi Chorus Song No. 1 (14) Hindi Chorus Song No. 2 (15) Dilruba Solo (16) Violin Solo (17) Goanese Song. |
| 4/4/1858 | Rani Laxmibai fled to Gwalior through Kalpi after giving a solid blow to British troops. |
| 9/14/1997 | Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51. |
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