Indian history of 12th july

1.  Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'.12-July-1295

2.  Bahlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, died in Delhi.12-July-1489

3.  Husain Quli, the new Governor of Bengal, defeated the rebels and put them to fight. Daud was captured and put to death.12-July-1576

4.  Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company.12-July-1674

5.  First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.12-July-1823

6.  Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born.12-July-1864

7.  Dangambarrao G. Bindu, politician and father of Hydrabad Liberation Party, was born.12-July-1896

8.  Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.12-July-1909

9.  Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.12-July-1920

10. Siddharthacharry V, educationist and diplomat, was born at Mysore.12-July-1920

11. The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.12-July-1932

12. Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.12-July-1947

13. Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence.12-July-1949

14. Dutch KLM Constellation crashes near Bombay, 45 die.12-July-1949

15. Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.12-July-1957

16. Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.12-July-1960

17. Ranchi University was established.12-July-1960

18. Sanjay Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay, Indian middle-order batsman), was born in Mangalore.12-July-1965

19. Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.12-July-1970

20. Congress (I) gets absolute majority in Rajya Sabha.12-July-1980

21. West Bengal Governor Dr. Nurul Hasan, 72, died.12-July-1993

22. India expels Pak diplomat; Indian attache tortured in Islamabad.12-July-1994

23. Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away.12-July-1994

24. Bail granted to Harshad Mehta, prime accused in the securities scam.12-July-1996

25. Lok Sabha adopts resolution extending President's Rule in J & K for 6 months.12-July-1996

26. Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.12-July-1996

27. India will not reverse the nuclear programme, declared Mr. Vajpayee.12-July-1998

28. India sets a deadline for intruders withdrawal from Kargil, announces suspension of air strikes.12-July-1999

29. Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.12-July-1999

30. 67 persons died in a landslide triggered by torrential rains in Ghatkopar, a Mumbai suburb.12-July-2000