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Historical Event on 9/12/1966

Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/22/1994G. N. Joshi, famous singer, died.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
7/7/197378 drowned as flash flood sweeped a bus into a river (India).
9/13/1901Jamshedji Bomanji H. Wadia, director and producer, was born. His first film was 'Toofan Mail' (1932).
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
1/25/1983Telugu Desam swept to power in Andhra Pradesh.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
1/9/1889Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"".
2/13/1713Sultan Jahandar Shah was strangled to death. Farrukhsiyar captured the throne of Delhi from Jahandar Shah with the assistance of two Sayyid brothers.