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Historical Event on 1/12/1949

Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1949India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.
12/21/2000Central Zone and South Zone are declared joint winners after the game ends in a tie in the final of the Deodhar Trophy one day cricket tournament in Lucknow.
3/26/1997Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda.
3/7/1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.
3/18/1997Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires.
10/15/1977The Congress party denies bid by Indira Gandhi to regain leadership.
1/23/1997Statue of Subhash Bose unveiled inside Parliament House.
9/1/1956Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation.
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
2/14/1959Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.