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Historical Event on 1/12/1966

Shiri Narhar Vishnu Gadgil (Kakasaheb), great freedom fighter, nationalist leader, social reformer, lawyer, prolific writer and politician, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1903Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
5/14/1992LTTE banned in India.
1/6/1932Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born.
12/28/1883Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"".
2/3/1954Over 350 Hindus trampled to death in a stampede at religious rites at New Delhi.
1/5/1968Government of India accepts the administrative reforms commission's recommendation to appoint a Lok Pal.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
5/7/1993Jankiraman panel's final report finds that an additional aggregate of Rs. 12,85,549 crore was transacted in banks without any documentation; it indicts 12 more banks for involving in the scam.
4/11/1906K.V. Jagannathan, great Hindi writer and journalist, was born at Krishnarayapuram,Tamil Nadu.