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Historical Event on 4/12/1991

Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
1/7/1994The whole nation pays homage to Kanchi's beloved 'peripatetic tapasvin sage', Shri Shri Shankaracharya Chandrashekharendra, who died on this date during his 100th year.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
11/15/1992At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
12/5/1657Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.
9/14/1992Three days of heavy rains cause flooding in northern India and Pakistan claiming 2,500 lives.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.
5/5/1983Keshavrao Kothavle 'Lalit', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.