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Historical Event on 12/12/1901
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore founded the first dance school called as ""Kala Bhawan"" and established the ""Barahamacharya Ashram"", the core of Vishwa Bharati University of Shantiniketan, near Bolpur. It was formally opened on December.
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| 10/1/1990 | Justice Ranganath Mishra appointed Chief Justice of Supreme Court. |
| 1/21/1924 | Professor Madhu Dandavate, former Finance Minister, was born at Ahmednagar. |
| 7/4/1912 | Pandit Nivrittibuwa Sarnaik, singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born. |
| 2/21/1899 | Suryakant Tripathi `Nirala', famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 11/8/1919 | Madan Theatres Ltd. was founded under a Joint Stock Company at Calcutta. Their maiden venture 'Bilwamangal' was released on November 8, 1919 at the Cornwallis Theatre, Calcutta. |
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| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
| 7/3/1991 | Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996. |
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