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Historical Event on 4/12/1936

Nehru urges Socialism for India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1890Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born.
4/20/1930The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks.
4/29/1947Abolition of ""untouchability"".
2/9/1917Homi Talyarkhan, great politician, was born.
2/9/1917Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.
7/25/1813First boat race started at Calcutta on the Hooghly river where seven sailing boats had competed.
10/2/1942Menka Devi, freedom fighter, was arrested by the police when she and her friends were carrying out Gandhi Jayanti procession. She was tortured with cigar butts and the administration set her house on fire.
12/12/1955The President promulgated an ordinance providing the usage of Hindi with English for official purposes of Indian Union. B.G. Kher Commission (under article 344(I) of the Constitution) constituted. Hindi Teaching Scheme was introduced under Ministry of Home Affairs.
3/3/1930Untouchable people fought to enter the temple of 'Kala Rama' at Nasik.
11/8/1927Lal Krishna Adwani was born in Karachi (now in Pakistan).