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Historical Event on 1/12/1992

Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous Classical singer, passed away at the age of 67.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1992300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.
3/5/1961Sachin Sengupta, famous writer, dramatist and journalist, passed away.
12/30/1929The first inland Indian air mail left New Delhi this morning for Jodhpur, Hyderabad, and Karachi to connect at Karachi with the air service to London.
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.
2/8/1985P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986.
8/29/1931Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India.
8/11/2000The World Bank signs an agreement for a $713 million aid to India for three infrastructure projects.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.