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Historical Event on 4/12/1997

Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/10/1997Malleswari earns India's first gold medal in Asian weightlifting championship in Beijing.
7/28/1914Japanese boat 'Kamagata Maru' was compelled to deport to India from Vancouver, Canada. The ship was boarded with active freedom fighters who were against the British Government.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
1/30/1993Congress (I) MLA in Andhra Pradesh P. Balaraju and eight officials kidnapped by the outlawed People's War Group in Visakhapatnam district.
1/27/1996'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully.
10/16/1942Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India.
1/19/1977World's largest crowd--12.7 million--gather for Indian religious festival 'Kumbh Mela'.
2/13/1998India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support.
2/13/1998The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East.
9/26/1911Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.