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Historical Event on 7/12/1823
First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/24/1991 | Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/1/1947 | British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power. |
| 7/5/1857 | Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow. |
| 10/18/2000 | Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river. |
| 1/26/1993 | Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest. |
| 5/21/1991 | Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M. |
| 8/22/1994 | Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives. |
| 11/23/1908 | Durga Das, famous social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 11/23/1908 | The first ship of the Dutch East India Company returned from Far East. |
| 3/22/1885 | Gulam Yazdani, great archaeologist and critic, was born. |
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