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Historical Event on 3/12/1942

British troops vacate the Andaman in Gulf of Bengal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
9/18/1972Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.
4/29/2000The Army institutes a high-level court of inquiry under Maj. Gen. C.B. Suku to look into the causes of the arms depot conflagration.
5/16/1975Sikkim High Court was established at Gangtok for Sikkim territory.
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.
7/26/2000The Centre imposes a ban on employing children belowing 14 years as domestic servants by all Government employees in the All India services at the insistence of the NHRC.
12/15/1912Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.
6/10/1984Top army commander killed in Bihar; Sikh troops desert unit.
2/4/1948Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister announces nationalisation of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after Sept 30, 1948.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.