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Historical Event on 9/12/1966

Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1999Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.
10/3/1950India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York.
10/5/1991Vinayakrao Devrukhkar, famous playwright, novelist and editor of a daily newspaper 'Sandhya', died.
3/17/1798Rani Shiromani anounced to attack the British Army.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.
3/21/1966Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3) placed into polar orbit. This carries remote sensing payload and an X-ray astronomy payload. Launched by third developmental flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-D3) which is for launching 1,000-1,200 kg class of remote sensing satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbit. Still in service.
2/12/1990The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved.
11/14/1957Children's Day.
10/23/1883Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.