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Historical Event on 9/12/1786

Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
5/28/1970All India Trade Union Congress was divided.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
7/16/1993Russia cancels cryogenic rocket deal with India.
12/7/1992Religious riots swept across India in the wake of the destruction of the ancient Babri Masjid mosque by rampaging Hindu fanatics in the northern Indian town of Ayodhya yesterday. More than 800 people had been killed and hundreds injured as Muslim and Hindu mobs stabbed, shooted and beat each other. The violence had thrown the government into chaos and had spilled into the neighboring states of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The army had been called out to restore order in Bombay, where street battles left 41 dead. The stock market had been closed down and Parliament forced to adjourn. Advani quit as the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha.
11/8/1997India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".
1/8/1992D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
4/5/1848Satara kingdom came to end.
12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.