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Historical Event on 9/12/1905

Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1948Parthasarathy Harishchandra Sharma, cricketer (Indian batsman of the mid-70's), was born in Alwar, Rajasthan.
1/1/1981Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
1/3/1997Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol.
2/10/1949Pune University' established.
8/25/1917The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission.
4/3/1991UP Assembly dissolved to pave way for Assembly polls .
9/14/1803Lord Lake was captured Delhi.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
4/17/1952Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
7/25/1977Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the sixth President of India. His held this office till July 25, 1982.