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Historical Event on 9/12/1962

Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
2/12/1928Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
8/13/1956National Highways Act was approved by the Parliament of India.
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
9/3/1994The government decides to disinvest government holding in 21 Public Sector Units including ITI, IOC and ITDC.
5/19/1908Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story-writer, was born.
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
1/25/1976Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut during India vs New Zealand at Auckland.