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Historical Event on 1/12/1948

Gandhiji decides to fast for communal peace in Delhi for communal riots which broke between Hindus and Muslims at Calcutta. Mountbatten fails to dissuade Gandhiji.

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2/28/1968International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondechery.
2/28/1968Akbar himself left Agra.
9/3/1993Pawar resigns from Lok Sabha to take up the newly won Maharashtra Legislative Council seat.
1/29/1939Radical Subhas Chandra Rose beats Gandhi's candidature to become Indian President.
2/8/1912Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.
11/30/1990Admiral Laxmi Narayan Ramdas takes over as Chief of Naval Staff.
1/17/1985Azharuddin scores second Test century in second Test vs England.
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
11/8/1947Junagadh accedes to India. Addresses A.I.C.C.
8/1/1905Horse drawn tram cars were closed down in Bombay. This service was started on May 9, 1874 with 20 tram cars and 200 horses. The very first day of its run, the number of passengers carried was 451 and the amount earned was Rs. 85/- on the last day it had 1360 horses and carried 71,947 passengers and earned Rs.4,260/.