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Historical Event on 1/12/1901

Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
6/15/1991About 50% of the 180.3 million electorate cast their votes in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
4/5/1950Spurred by recent clashes in East and West Bengal between Muslims and Hindus, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and his Pakistani couterpart Ali Khan today reached agreement on a ""Bill of Rights for Minorities"". This bill included a provision for ""drumhead justice,"" or summary justice to persons convicted of violating minority rights.
9/21/1895Annapurnanand, great writer, was born.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
4/17/1952First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952).
1/8/1906Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
1/28/1984Dozen's of Sikh Militants arrested in India's troubled Punjab State after terrorists killed 3 people and injured 31 in grenade attack.
10/20/1999Quiet start to the 13th Lok Sabha.