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Historical Event on 1/12/1949

Tej Bahadur Saproo, liberal leader, passed away. He was a strong believer in constitution and not in revolutions.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1947Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi.
1/12/1895Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, was born at Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh.
6/5/1961Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.
9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
7/19/1993Girilal Jain, senior journalist, passed away.
5/14/1914Ekanath Dattatreya Kulkarni, educationist and writer, was born at Bhaloni, Tal Pandharpur.
12/3/1955In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision in Article 343 (2) of the constitution, orders were issued for the use of Hindi language in addition to the English language for specific purposes of the union.
1/18/1970Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48.