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Historical Event on 12/1/1966
Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect. |
| 3/11/1992 | Dr. Anita B. Bose-Pfaff, daughter of Netaji, declines to accept the 'Bharat Ratna' conferred on her father. |
| 1/12/1995 | Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000. |
| 8/1/1920 | Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement. |
| 10/9/1993 | C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away. |
| 12/23/1995 | 400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana. |
| 12/10/1978 | Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize. |
| 2/6/1827 | Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years. |
| 1/12/1918 | C. Ramchandra (Chitalkar), famous film music director, was born. |
| 1/9/1976 | President suspends seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution. |
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