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Historical Event on 1/12/1966
Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/31/1875 | Vallabhbhai Zaverbhai Patel, 'Iron man of India', was born at Nadiad, Gujarat. He was also the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. His father had served in the army of the Rani of Jhansi against Britishers. |
| 5/26/2000 | In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India. |
| 10/25/1989 | P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad. |
| 7/24/1837 | Kanishta, son of Samajya Laxshmi, was killed. |
| 7/24/1837 | Firuz Shah Bahmani died. |
| 12/4/1993 | Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila. |
| 8/1/1920 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement. |
| 12/6/1946 | Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London. |
| 3/12/1941 | Chinese engineers leave to survey a route for the proposed 1,000-mile-long highway from Ningyuan, China to Assam, India. |
| 5/28/1963 | Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India). |
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