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Historical Event on 7/12/1932

The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1957Pranab Pankaj Roy, cricketer (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982), was born in Calcutta.
2/14/1881Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.
4/14/1919Gandhiji confesses at Nadiad his ""Himalayan Miscalculation"" regarding satyagraha martial law declared in Punjab.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
4/20/1965First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest.
8/12/1868Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
7/12/1960Ranchi University was established.
3/7/1647Guru Dadaji Konddev, master of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died.
11/18/1997Puttaveeramma of Ishwatha Ashrama Vidyaranyapuram, Vishveshwara Nagar, Mysore, conferred with the 'Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award 1997' for lifelong exemplary service to poor destitute women, in particular deaf and dumb girl children.
8/23/1958Marathwada University was started.