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Historical Event on 12/1/1998

Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1659Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad.
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
6/1/1980AIADMK wins Tamil Nadu Assembly election; Congress (I) wins in U.P, M.P, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra and Orissa.
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
7/1/1997Prime Minister inaugurated India's first Science City in Calcutta.
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.
4/13/1997Anand wins Dos Hermanas chess crown.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
5/15/1995PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.
6/19/1991Sudhakar Rao Naik (Cong-I) sworn in as the Maharashtra CM.