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Historical Event on 12/12/1965

Vijayanta, first India-made millitary tank which was handed over to the Army, was manufactured at Avadi Heavy Vehicles Factory at Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/13/1996Govt. extends for another 2 years the ban imposed on LTTE w.e.f. 14/6/1996 under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
5/11/1911Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.
6/19/2000Salgocar wins the Pondicherry Millennium All India Football tournament in Pondicherry.
3/1/1951NitishKumar RamLakhanSingh was born in Bakhtiarpur, Distt. Patna (Bihar).
9/14/1820Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.
4/23/1994Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League.
5/18/1772Janoji Bhosle, warrior in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.
3/7/1998A. B. Vajpayee is elected leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party.
3/30/1949New Union of Greater Rajasthan was ceremonially inaugurated by Patel when the existing Union of Rajasthan was joined by four premier states of Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Hiralal Shastri became its first Chief Minister.
8/29/1880Madhav Shrihari Ane, greatest Freedom fighter, was born.