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Historical Event on 1/12/1993

Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1936Venkataraman Subramanya, cricketer (Indian bowler in nine Tests mid-60's, Leg Break Googly, Right Arm), was born in Bangalore.
7/1/1999K. N. Singh (70), former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, died in Lucknow.
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.
12/22/1940Manvendranath Rai established the Radical Democratic Party.
7/23/1997India decides to sign U.N. Convention against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
4/27/1996First phase of election for 11th Lok Sabha, and assembly election in 6 states.
9/30/1996Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Sri Lankan social scientist, received the Gandhi Peace Prize 1996.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
1/25/1948French India Peoples' Convention, Pondicherry, passed a resolution for complete merger of the French India with the Dominion of India. - G. V. Mavlankar was elected the first Speaker of the Indian Parliament.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).