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Historical Event on 12/12/1908
Gaandhiji released from Volksrust Gaol. Indian National Congress adopts resolution on South Africa, criticizing the harsh, humiliating and cruel treatment to British Indians in South Africa as injurious to English Empire.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/10/1870 | Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born. |
| 8/1/2000 | The Lok Sabha adopts Uttar Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill paving the way for the creation of Uttaranchal the 27th State. |
| 5/23/1914 | The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London. |
| 5/13/1953 | The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin. |
| 1/30/1999 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna. |
| 1/25/1954 | Manabendranath Roy, famous leader of socialist revolution, passed away at Dehradun. |
| 9/27/1989 | Hemanta Kumar Mukherjee, noted playback singer and music director, died. |
| 4/2/1942 | Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips. |
| 11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
| 2/18/1975 | Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away. |
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