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Historical Event on 3/12/1996

Election Commission rejects claim by Indira Congress as the real Congress. The 'hand' symbol will remain with Indian National Congress headed by PVN Rao.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/8/1864Hari Narayan Apte, a well known Marathi writer who popularised social and historical themes in his novels, was born. He presided over the 8th Marathi Sahitya Sammelen in 1912.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
4/4/1990Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
1/1/1995This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"".
3/13/1997H. D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, presented the G. K. Reddy Memorial Award to Shekhar Gupta, Chief Editor of The Indian Express.
8/15/1994At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag.
10/21/1959Chinese and Indian troops clash on Ladakh border.
8/26/2000Vijay Kumar wins the Hindu Open Golf championship at the Cosmopolitan Club in Chennai.