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Historical Event on 12/12/1992

The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1931Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol
1/10/1996All in all, it has been a long story of nearly nine decades, with the early shaky screen images turning into a multi-pronged and multi-winged empire of its own, that has yielded about 27,000 feature films and thousands of documented short films.
12/27/1929Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the national flag at the All India National Congress session held in Lahore. They resolved for ""Purna Swaraj"" (complete independence) on the instance of Gandhiji, the Viceroy of India that time was Lord Irwin.
1/26/1972Amar Jawan, a national memorial, established at India Gate, New Dehli.
9/22/1996Passport seekers are given an option of 10 years (Rs. 300) or 20 years (Rs. 600) period.
2/17/1991Krishnabai Mote, famous author and social worker, passed away.
10/30/1999G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life.
4/7/1934Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India.
5/12/1937George VI is crowned.
1/22/1877Tarun Ram Phookun, ''Deshabhakta'', great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, was born in Gauhati, district Kamrup, Assam.