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Historical Event on 3/12/1997

aspal Rana equals world mark in standard pistol 25m (ISU) event in South Asian shooting in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/21/1976The Indian people have delivered a stinging rebuke to the woman who had ruled them without the benefit of a constitution for the past 19 months by dumping her from office in a landslide election. After 11 years of rule, Indira Gandhi has resigned, and in an uncharacteristically humble statement said she ""accepted the verdict unreservedly"" and promised ""constructive cooperation"" with the new government. The heads of the victorious parties immediately dropped the year-and-a-half-old state of emergency, freed political prisoners, and began negotiations over who would head the new government.
2/18/1665The Portuguese handover Mumbai island to England.
12/15/1859S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born.
9/25/1997India clinches the Red & White Latif Masters International Snooker title in Karachi.
2/27/1993Samir Ranjan Barman, Tripura CM, resigns.
3/26/1938Laxminath Bezbarua, great littearateur of modern Assamia language, passed away.
3/28/1998The BJP-led alliance survived its first test of trust with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telgu Desam Party. Jayalalitha continues to call the shots.
4/25/1976India all out for 97 vs West Indies because five men absent hurt.
9/5/1997CBI chargesheets former Railway Minister C.K. Jaffer Sharief for possessing assets disproportionate to his income.
1/15/1998Binda Prasad Kashyap, 73, CPI leader, passed away in Nagpur.