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Historical Event on 2/12/1995

The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
5/6/1944Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
5/13/1962Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967.
7/8/1996T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award.
7/27/1972Charu Majumdar, father of Naxalite Movement and the founder President of C.O.I.(M-L), died in prison.
9/26/1793Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal.
9/12/1899T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born.
3/27/1898Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.
10/18/1901Mahatma Gandhi sails for India.