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Historical Event on 12/12/1961

Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
8/20/1885First meeting of the Indian National Congress held.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.
4/12/1912Kirpal Singh Narang, social reformer and educationist, was born at Amritsar (Punjab).
8/11/2000Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
12/20/1999Win Chadha ready to come to India to face trial in the Bofors case.
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
9/16/1916M. S. Subalaxmi, famous classical singer and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born.
2/14/16285th Mughal Emperor Shahjahan was crowned.