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Historical Event on 4/12/1801

Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1956Acharya Narendra Dev, the veteran freedom fighter, revolutionary, thinker and Chairman of PSP, passed away.
10/27/1926Padmanabh Govind Joshi alias ""Nana"" Joshi, cricket wicketkeeper during 1950's was born in Bar
8/10/1979Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
6/11/1991Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir.
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
2/20/1993Government decides to form an Autonomous Council for the tribals within Assam to solve Bodo issue.
2/18/1988Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away.
10/15/1987Times Eye Research Foundation was established in Amritsar, India.