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Historical Event on 12/12/1961

Portuguese civilians are evacuated amid fears of an Indian troop invasion at Goa, Daman and Diu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1658Raja Jaswant Singh was defeated at Dharmat. He was sent by Shahjahan and Dara Shukoh to resist Aurangzeb's advance towards Agra.
10/5/1997Dr. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian woman to become an astronaut. (year 1997 or Oct. 5, 1998)
12/1/1966Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
2/7/1931Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
1/11/1966Origin of Fasli Era (India).
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
3/23/1923Shekh Mubarak Ali Ayaj, Sindhi litterateur, was born.