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Historical Event on 3/12/1913

Yashvantrao Balvantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
6/7/1997At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.
8/22/1933Inhabitants of Partabgarh face starvation as Opium was now outlawed. They had been living from the sale of opium for the past 800 years.
1/4/1967Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. began delivery of the MIG aircraft.
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
8/1/1966Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
8/1/1953All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International.
8/1/1953Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
3/20/1993Memon brothers, the prime suspects in the Bombay bomb blasts, escape from Dubai.