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Historical Event on 7/12/1970

Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/2000The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state.
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
3/8/1963Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.
4/15/1996Shyam Benegal's film ""The Making of a Mahatma"" released in South Africa.
4/1/1963Delhi Special Police Establishment acquired its popular current name Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) through a Home Ministry resolution passed.
1/19/1919Omprakash Mehra, former Indian Air Chief Marshal and former Governor of Maharashtra, was born.
4/17/1996Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains.
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.
3/24/1993Six of Memon family escape to Karachi.
3/21/1992India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy.