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Historical Event on 12/12/1992

The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
9/7/1996Ajit Singh quits Congress and heads Tikait's party.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
11/15/2000Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi.
11/2/1897Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.
6/24/1897Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat.
7/4/1902Swami Vivekanand (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta), Indian religious leader and social reformer, died at Memorial Rock, KanyaKumari. His brilliant career came to a sudden end only at the age of 39.
6/10/1957Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
6/10/1957Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born.