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Historical Event on 7/12/1970

Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/29/2000Supreme Court releases of 115 'Veerappan aides' on bail or otherwise till further orders.
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
5/5/1932Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
1/29/1853Madhusudan Rao, modern writer in Oria language, was born.
6/4/1947Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
4/8/1994Dr. Wilfred D'Souza re-installed as Goa CM.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.