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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
6/25/1945Lord Vevil talk to the Indian political leaders.
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
9/9/1872Sarladevi Chaudharani, Bengali poet, was born.
2/14/2000Mr. B. Rachaiah (78), former Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Goa, died in a hospital in Bangalore.
1/21/1820Dalpat Rai, modern Gujrati poet, was born.
7/9/1951India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
12/1/1928The first talkie filmshow, named as 'British Talkies' , was released on December 1, 1928, at Globe Theatres, Calcutta.
8/29/1612Battle at Surat in India; English fleet beats Portuguese.
11/10/1848Surendranath Banerji, popularly known as Rashtraguru, was born at Taltala, Calcutta. He passed his final ICS Examination in 1869 and joined in 1871, He was President of the Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.