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Historical Event on 12/12/1992

The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/8/1930British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.
9/4/1952India returns Peking's famine-relief aid, saying it had political strings attached.
9/4/1952Zahir Al-Din Muhammad Babur Shah (1526-30), prince and founder of Mughal dynasty in India, was born.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.
4/8/1857Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
10/27/1928Dattaji Krishnarao Gaekwad, father of Anshuman and batted in 11 Tests 1950's, was born in Baroda.
3/12/1988Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
1/19/1839Aden conquered by British East India Company.
2/21/1995The plan outlay for Andhra Pradesh for 1995-96 fixed at Rs. 3.159 crores.