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Historical Event on 12/12/1955
The 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.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister of free India. |
| 8/15/1947 | Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi. |
| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
| 12/10/1945 | Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts. |
| 4/8/1759 | British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India. |
| 8/18/1951 | Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal. |
| 10/20/1961 | B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died. |
| 10/9/2000 | A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases. |
| 2/15/1976 | The Division of Publication & Information was established in I.C.M.R. Headquarters. |
| 11/28/1997 | Seven-month-old United Front government, headed by Prime Minister I.K Gujral, bows out of office. |
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