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Historical Event on 11/12/1969

Indira Gandhi, who was expelled from Congress for indiscipline during President elections, made a large split and formed her own Congress Party with Jagjivan Ram as President. The party is recognised as Congress (I).

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8/19/1907Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born.
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3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
8/4/1845Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.
2/7/198161 die in circus fire in Bangalore.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
5/14/1995Major train accident near Salem when KK Express collides with goods train killing 51 people.