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Historical Event on 12/3/1956
Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story writer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/24/1899 | Maheshchandra Burjorjee Bilimoria, film distributor, was born. |
| 7/18/1987 | Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet. |
| 1/23/1965 | Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started. |
| 4/14/1944 | Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food. |
| 10/18/1919 | W. A. Sangma, leader of Meghalaya, was born. |
| 8/19/1977 | Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake. |
| 2/1/1827 | Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club. |
| 8/4/1979 | Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay. |
| 6/23/1994 | Two Britishers held hostage by terrorists in Kashmir for 17 days were set free. |
| 1/19/1960 | Ramchandra Gopal (Dadasaheb Torne), famous film director, passed away. |
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