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Historical Event on 12/12/1947

Patel's statement in the Parliament, ""Pakistan will get Rs. 750,000,000 from the balance in cash.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
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1/8/1927The first scheduled London-Delhi flight arrives after 63 hrs. Air Minister Sir Samuel Hoare is on board.
12/12/1961Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.
7/6/1992R. Janakiraman Committee estimates involvement of Rs. 3543 crore in the security scam.
6/10/1957Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
12/22/1966U.S. announces allocation of 900,000 tons of grain to fight famine in India.
9/23/1974First NCC Airforce Squadran (Women) was established at Vanasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan.
10/2/1996Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen.
10/2/1998Santanu Deb Barma of Tripura was chosen for Kabir Puraskar for her role in preventing violence and riots in some areas of the state in 1997.