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Historical Event on 4/12/1978
India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/14/1927 | M. Aram, famous Hindi writer and educationist, was born in Kulasekharapatnam at Madras. |
| 2/25/1995 | Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed. |
| 6/13/1991 | Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists. |
| 5/10/1905 | Pankaj Malik, music director, was born. |
| 7/7/1763 | Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal. |
| 3/15/1920 | Ranganandhan Francis, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56), was born. |
| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
| 4/17/1996 | Indian Railways bars AIDS patients from using trains. |
| 12/15/1995 | Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP. |
| 2/8/1993 | India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi. |
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