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Historical Event on 4/12/1987
V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1922 | V. Rajagopal, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1969-70, was born in Mumbai. |
| 1/1/1948 | Orissa High Court was established at Cuttack for Orissa territory. |
| 5/31/1947 | Gandhiji declares that peace must precede partition, and he would not be party to India's vivisection. |
| 12/25/1937 | Pitambar Datt Kaushika, great educationist, was born at Bulandshahar. |
| 2/2/1978 | Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away. |
| 8/7/1934 | Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers. |
| 8/2/1935 | The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India. |
| 2/6/1959 | Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'. |
| 11/8/1927 | Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan). |
| 2/25/1910 | Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India. |
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