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Historical Event on 3/12/1917

Googie Withers, actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing), was born in Karachi, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/16/1990Dr. R.R. Diwakar, Gandhian and former Union Minister, passed away.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
12/10/1999Dara Singh, the prime accused in the killing of Australian missionary, again gives a slip to police.
4/6/1664Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
2/6/1952George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted.
1/20/1988Shiv Charan Mathur sworn in as CM of Rajasthan.
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
3/20/1920Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, was born at Satara. Her name is closely attached with freedom movement via Bombay Radio, as she and Babubhai Prasad and Vitthalbhai Zaveri founded this Radio and started motivating people of India with their telecasts.
7/7/1995Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court.
3/17/1782Salby Teaty was singed between Anderson (British) and Scindia for the Maratha and East India Company.