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Historical Event on 9/12/1786
Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/21/1895 | Annapurnanand, great writer, was born. |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
| 7/3/1987 | The Festival of India in the USSR, to be inaugurated, is the largest cultural manifestation to be held by our country. |
| 10/4/1992 | D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died. |
| 9/9/1872 | Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born. |
| 6/23/1993 | RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%. |
| 12/12/1989 | Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor. |
| 6/2/1955 | A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak. |
| 3/19/1936 | Raghav Kaneria, great artist and decorator, was born. |
| 2/28/1712 | Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession. |
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