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Historical Event on 4/12/1993
Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/27/1998 | L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86. |
| 12/3/1971 | Hostilities broke out between India and Pakistan. On the very night that hostilities commenced, with Pakistan bombing several air fields, IN Ships 'Rajput' and 'Akshay' were leaving Vishakapatnam harbour when they obtained a sonar contact. They fired several depth charges and proceeded on their mission when there was no further evidence of a submarine's presence. Thereafter, a loud explosion of rattling windows panes off the Vishakapatnam beach was heard . The Pakistani submarine 'Ghazi' (a Tench class submarine obtained from the USA in 1964) had come to grief. |
| 1/25/1880 | Brahmo Samaj of modernisation and fraternity amongst religions Nababidhan Keshab Chandra Sen introduced. |
| 11/5/1997 | Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents. |
| 10/19/1905 | Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London. |
| 7/16/1936 | Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore. |
| 1/16/1996 | Supreme Court says trial courts should hold trial of rape cases in camera. |
| 4/18/1914 | Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai. |
| 8/28/1896 | Firak Gorakhpuri, Urdu poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 6/25/1996 | Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda. |
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