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Historical Event on 3/12/1997

aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1996Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states.
3/26/1992Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).
5/4/1932Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
1/27/1987P. T. Usha nominated the Asian Athlete of 1986 by the US Sports Academy (USA).
5/27/1999Sharad Pawar, Tariq Anwar and P.A. Sangma launch the Nationalist Congress Party.
12/12/1976Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India.
6/21/1940Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.
9/1/1798England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India.