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Historical Event on 3/12/1941

Chinese engineers leave to survey a route for the proposed 1,000-mile-long highway from Ningyuan, China to Assam, India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1989Madhya Pradesh CM Arjun Singh resigns on Churhat lottery case grounds.
1/9/1976President suspends seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.
8/6/1994Hajratbal' was handed over to Muslim Auwkaf Trust.
2/23/1946Some 300,000 Indians joined in anti-British demonstrations today in the wake of yesterday's violent riots in the city of Bombay. Indian Navy rebels. A day of terror and rebellion saw Indian Navy members turn against their British officers firing machine guns.
5/2/1985Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away.