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Historical Event on 9/12/1998

India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/12/1998Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
10/9/1987Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
5/7/195081 people died in a rail crash at Patna. A sabotage was suspected.
4/18/1914Cottari Subbanna Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), was born in Nagpur.
11/18/1978Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away.
9/23/1996Sitaram Kesri elected provisional president of Congress (I).
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
5/20/1994Indian ship rescues over 2000 Indian nationals trapped in the embattled Yemen's port city of Aden.