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Historical Event on 12/12/1961

Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1980Fisher Wealthy Hornsinger, an American social worker and who worked for Adult Education in India, passed away.
2/11/1979Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial.
11/24/1926Aurobindo Ghose, former I.C.S. and revolutionary, attained full enlightenment I.e 'Purna Siddhi'.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
2/2/1996Gold price zooms to all-time record high of Rs. 5600 per 10 grams.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
6/11/1991Forty die in rioting in Srinigar, Kashmir.
4/15/1926Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab.
9/29/1970Union Carbide India Ltd in Bombay was commissioned Reclamation Plant Sewage Water of India for commercial use.
2/1/1967Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away.