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Historical Event on 1/12/1996

Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/12/1996Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born.
6/5/1995A three-week long, the first ever Indo-US joint army training exercise begins.
12/28/1977Sumitranandan Pant, famous Hindi poet and literaeur, died.
3/26/1989Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
9/25/1922Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra.
10/14/1980S. N. Banerjee, cricketer--one Test for India and 249 runs 10th wkt stand on tour, died.
12/1/1982Pakistan beats India to win hockey gold in the Asian Games.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.