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Historical Event on 7/12/1932
The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/9/1993 | S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away. |
1/22/1980 | Bal Ram Jakhar elected Lok Sabha Speaker. |
12/14/1931 | Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes. |
12/14/1931 | Alauddin Khalji conquered the throne of Delhi. In July declared himself as the Sultan. |
7/20/2000 | In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents. |
4/29/1979 | Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
3/24/1974 | Lokprabha weekly started its publication. |
12/29/1965 | First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory. |
12/29/1968 | Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died. |
2/12/1996 | President S.D. Sharma in Kerala. |
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