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Historical Event on 4/12/1942
Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/3/1998 | India's most sophisticated medium range surface-to-air missile ''Akash'' was test-fired from the interim test range at Chandipur-on-sea. |
| 9/12/1961 | Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died. |
| 1/31/1986 | Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away. |
| 11/30/1896 | Gandhiji sails for South Africa with wife and children. |
| 4/9/1783 | Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India. |
| 10/30/1999 | G.V.G. Krishnamurthy, former Election Commissioner, seeks enhanced security in the wake of threats to his life. |
| 4/12/1976 | India set 403 to win against the West Indies. |
| 10/1/1995 | Hastimal Firodia, astrologer and industrialist, died. |
| 10/15/1931 | Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol |
| 6/27/1995 | Environmentalist and 'Chipko' leader, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna ends the 49-day old fast in demand for a scientific review of the controversial Tehri dam project in UP. |
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