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Historical Event on 1/12/1996

Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.
6/4/1993The Babri tribunal strikes down ban on RSS and Bajrang Dal and upholds outlawing of VHP.
6/19/1877Pandurang Chimanaji Patil, famous agriculturist of Maharashtra, was born.
11/23/1991Bhaskaracharya Research Institute established at Dhule.
11/3/1988Indian armed forces mounted special operations to help the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives and dealt with the 150 sea-borne invaders who stormed Maldivian Capital, Male and soughted to overthrow the democratically elected Government of the Maldives.
7/29/1988Syed Modi, 28-year national badminton champion, was shot dead at K. D. Singh Stadium in Lucknow.
6/6/1935Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.