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Historical Event on 7/12/1996

Bail granted to Harshad Mehta, prime accused in the securities scam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1883Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"".
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
12/12/1872Balkrishna Shivram Munje, freedom fighting leader and president of Hindu Mahasabha, was born.
1/7/1993The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court.
11/20/1760Phattesingh Bhosle passed away.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
10/14/1956Dr. Bhimrao Ramji, Ambedkar and about two lakh scheduled caste men and women embraced Buddhism in Nagpur.
5/3/1971Dhanjay Ramchandra Gadgil, famous economist, passed away.
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.