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Historical Event on 7/12/1996
Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/23/1954 | Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad declares that the State of Kashmir is a part of India. |
| 11/1/1948 | An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated. |
| 3/18/1948 | Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress. |
| 1/5/1671 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj captured the 'Salher' fort from Mughals. |
| 11/20/1997 | Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding. |
| 4/9/1974 | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh reach pact to exchange prisoners of 1971 war in New Delhi. |
| 7/1/1961 | Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal. |
| 7/22/1925 | Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 9/19/1997 | Ambar Roy, Indian test batsman (1969-70), died in Calcutta. |
| 7/3/1936 | Jahangir Khan kills a sparrow while cricket bowling during Cambridge U vs MCC match. |
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