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Historical Event on 3/12/1942
British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/1/1902 | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer, (one Test, India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0), was born in Bombay. |
| 8/22/1919 | Girijakumar Mathur, famous modern Hindi poet, was born. |
| 3/8/1997 | G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress. |
| 12/28/1995 | Third Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1C), carring advanced remote sensing cameras was launched by Russian Molniya launch vehicle. It is still in service. |
| 1/31/1931 | Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born. |
| 3/27/1990 | A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa. |
| 7/13/1905 | Gandhiji opposes Bengal Partition, supports boycott of British goods. During Gokhale Lajpat Rai's deputation to Britain, he appeals to Colonial statesmen to treat India ""an integral part of the Empire"" with consideration. Sanjeevan, weekly from Calcutta, also raised the motto to boycott British Goods. |
| 7/25/1982 | Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) retired from the post of sixth President. |
| 10/6/1963 | Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died. |
| 6/22/1940 | Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders. |
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