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Historical Event on 12/1/1998
Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/25/1987 | Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections . |
| 7/2/1993 | ONGC converted into corporation by ordinance. |
| 6/1/1944 | Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 9/15/1912 | Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born. |
| 7/15/1991 | Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died. |
| 1/1/1998 | The Election Commission announces the poll schedule for the 12th Lok Sabha. The polling will be on February 16, 22, 28 and March 7. Simultaneously, elections are to be held for the Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies. |
| 8/10/1905 | Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 3/29/1857 | Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny. |
| 12/12/1991 | Violence in Karnataka over the centre's notification on Cauvery. |
| 11/17/1921 | Princes of Wales came to India. |
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