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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
12/1/1998P. Subramaniam Poti (75), former Chief Justice of Kerala and Gujarat High Court, dies of a heart attack.
7/7/196294 people died in an Italian DC-8 air crash near Bombay.
9/3/1999India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict.
4/21/1805Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
10/2/1929Mahatma Gandhi made the Navjivan publication a charitable trust
7/1/1962Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad.
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
1/18/2000S. S. Dawra is appointed new Director of the Enforcement Directorate.