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Historical Event on 4/12/1942
Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/6/1980 | In the general election (7th) of India, Indira Gandhi led Indian National Congress Party gains two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha legislative elections. |
| 1/14/1758 | Emperor of England's charter allowed the East India Company to keep to any booty taken in war against the enemies of the king and the company. The confisticated goods, after the war, could be kept with them. |
| 5/19/1796 | Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds. |
| 12/7/1997 | Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award. |
| 8/18/1911 | Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born. |
| 1/31/1958 | First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy. |
| 8/10/1860 | Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the great architect of the renaissance of Hindustani music and who played a vital role in giving re-birth to North Indian classical music, was born at Balukeshwar, Maharashtra. |
| 4/5/1663 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune. |
| 7/20/1982 | Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. |
| 7/5/1993 | Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff. |
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