September12

Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.

Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born.

T. N. Swaminathan Pillai, master of Karnataka Classical Music, was born.

Vibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay, world famous Bengali novelist, was born.

Triloki Nath Madan, educationist and journalist, was born at Srinagar, Kashmir.

Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born.

Shantakumar Jagannath Sharma was born in Garhjamula, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh).

Anglo-Japanese treaty provides for Japan to help safeguard India at London.

UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.

India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur.

Konkan Railway project formally launched with the opening of a project office in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra State.

T. A. Ramachandran, cricket Test Umpire of one test during 1948-49, was born in Tamil Nadu.

Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.

T. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.

Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died.

Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.

Ibrahim Adilshah died.

Garibdas, follower of Saint Kabir and founder of 'Garib Panth', died.

Chandradhar Sharma Guleri passed away.

Raghav Rangayya, famous Hindi poet, story writer and novelist, died.

Nalin Vilochan Sharma, great Hindi critic, died.

Mallikarjun Bhimramayya Mansoor, famous Hindustani classical vocalist of Jaipur Gharana, died in Dharward, Karnataka at the age of 81 years.

Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died.

Heavy rainfall in the Himalaya region, resulting in landslide, claimed 70 lives near Kullu.