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Historical Event on 12/12/1955
The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1994 | Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away. |
| 1/1/1972 | Indian states abolished the previous rulers of Privy purses and privileges. |
| 4/4/1932 | Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni alias ""Bapu Nadkarni"", cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68), was born in Nasik, Maharashtra. |
| 2/28/1835 | Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20. |
| 12/31/1861 | Cherrapunji in Assam received rainfall of 22,990 mm in 1861. This was a world record in itself as no other country or place had received rains to such an extent. |
| 4/14/1991 | NF promises 5-10\% jobs to economically backward sections among the upper castes. |
| 4/14/1991 | Turkish Armada retired.The arrival of a new Portuguese fleet. |
| 4/12/1987 | V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place. |
| 10/5/1949 | A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died. |
| 3/24/1924 | Virendrakumar Bhattacharya, Gyanpeeth award winner and Assamia novelist, was born. |
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