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Historical Event on 10/12/1961

Sureshchandra Banerjee, great politician, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
10/10/1998Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
12/27/1998Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
8/6/1997Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
2/26/1998Kalyan Singh wins the ''composite floor test'' in the Assembly, securing 225 votes against the 196 got by Jagadambika Pal.
7/1/1947British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
1/6/1932Kamleshwar, famous Hindi writer, was born.
4/1/1935The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.