12 December - Day in History of India and Importance - Birthdays of Famous Indians

1908 - Gandhi released from Volkrust Jail in South Africa.
1921 - Gandhi organizes complete boycott of Prince of Wales visit to Allahabad.
1964 - HJT 16 first Indian Jet Trainer made its inaugural flight.
1965 - Vijayanta, first Indian Made tank handed over to Army. Tank made at Avadi Heavy Vehicle Factory, Madras
1971 - Privy purses abolished by Parliament.
1976 - Madanlal Dhingra's ashes were brought to India
1994 - N.T. Rama Rao took oath as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh



2011
100 years of New Delhi as capital of India - celebrated
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/new-delhi-completes-100-years/1/163946.html




Birthdays

1721 - Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb peshwa) Third Peshwa was born.
1872 - Balakrishna Shivram Munje (President Hindu Mahasabha)
1905 - Mulkraj Anand
Rajinikant (1950)
Sharad Pawar (1940)
Krinshama Chari Srikant (Cricketer) (1959)

2011

Birthday of Rajinikant
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikath-turns-62/1/163876.html


Death

2000 - J.H. Patel, former chief minister of Karnataka







http://indiatoday.intoday.in/calendar/12-12-2011/online.html
http://www.indianage.com/1212.html