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Historical Event on 3/12/1938
Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1962 | Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government. |
| 4/2/1942 | Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet. |
| 11/16/1921 | Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi. |
| 12/19/1927 | Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association. |
| 3/19/1936 | Satydev Dubey, stage artist, was born. |
| 1/6/1847 | Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died. |
| 12/11/1999 | Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final. |
| 4/18/1971 | Air India's first Jumbo Jet Plane passenger Boeing 747 named 'Emperor Samrat Ashok' was landed on Santacruz Airport at Bombay. |
| 5/5/1986 | Controversial Muslim Women Bill passed by Lok Sabha. |
| 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. |
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