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Historical Event on 2/12/1960

Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1991Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
12/20/1920Justice Ali Sayyed Murtuza Fazal  was born.
5/4/1980Coal Mine Worker's Day established.
5/5/1983Keshavrao Kothavle 'Lalit', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
12/28/1931The second round of a British-Indian conference on the political future of India collapsed in disagreement over demands by Indian nationalists for complete independence. The British government had seemed willing to grant a limited dominion status. But Mahatma Gandhi, who had come to the conference to present the demands of the All-India Nationalist Congress, refused to accept anything less than complete independence. The breakdown of the talks set off a new round of disorders, Gandhi was greeted by rioting in the streets of Bombay between upper-caste Hindu members of the Congress party and ""untouchable"" caste members who had turned against him.
7/17/1930Lord Irwin,British Viceroy, allows Indian moderates to visit Gandhi in prison.
3/16/1977Sixth General Election of India begins.
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
12/22/1999CPI (M) is against India signing the CTBT.