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Historical Event on 2/12/1996
Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for allegedly harbouring members of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's gang.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1997 | Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 11/30/1999 | Prof. M. N. Sromovas, (83), well-known Sociologist in Bangalore, died. |
| 7/22/1998 | Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi Chief Minister, and BJP vice-president K. L. Sharma are fined Rs. 100 each for riding a motorcycle without helmet in New Delhi. |
| 3/19/1936 | Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born. |
| 5/9/1992 | Madhu Sapre, Miss India, is crowned the second runner-up at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. |
| 11/3/1900 | Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born. |
| 8/10/1979 | Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
| 3/28/1991 | Chautala asked by Governor to prove his majority on the floor of the house. |
| 6/8/1897 | Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
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