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Historical Event on 4/12/1978

India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1908Gandhiji was summoned to see General Smuts at Pretoria and released on reaching a compromise.
1/28/1933India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge.
3/12/1967Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.
11/25/1984Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away.
10/23/1934Gandhi resigns as leader of the All India Congress.
9/11/1875Koyaji Jahangir Kuwanrji, famous economist, was born.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.
1/23/1915Kamal Nayan Bajaj, famous industrialist, was born.
10/29/1952Amalgamation of the Steel Corporation of Bengal with Indian Iron and Steel Company Ltd. to be effective from 1st January 1953 under the latter's name.
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.