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Historical Event on 9/12/1965

Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/17/1934Gandhiji announced his decision to retire from politics from October one to engage himself in the development of village industries, Harijan service and education through basic crafts.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
2/9/1942Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India.
9/27/1990Kabita Garari sets record for 10 Km W (Women) in 48.10 at Beijing Asian Games.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
10/26/1930Dr. Waldemar Modecal Haffkine, famous scientist, bacteriologist and professor, died in Paris. He had invented the Cholera vaccine in 1893 and a vaccine for Plague in 1897 at the Grant Medical College, Bombay.
5/6/2000Saurav Ganguly wins the Ceat International Cricketer of the Year award 1999-2000.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.