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Historical Event on 3/12/1992

Centenary celebrations held at Kasturba Hospital for Infections diseases. (CIVIC).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1923Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.
4/24/1973Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23), was born in Bombay.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
1/11/1995Kumari Anandan replaces Vazhapadi K. Ramamurthy as TNCC (I) chief.
11/7/1900Ranga N.G, professor and politician, was born.
3/11/1993Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
6/20/1911Dattatray Purushottam Karmarkar, veteran freedom fighter and former cabinet minister, died.
10/1/1932Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years.
4/20/1971Air India started Boing 707 Jumbo Jet flight between Bombay and London.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.