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Historical Event on 4/12/1978

India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".

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10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
8/5/1999The Global Peace March demands demilitarisation of the entire planet.
8/19/1916Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, former President of India, was born.
5/9/1992Killer brew claims 175 lives in Orissa, Excise Minister Prasanna Kumar Acharya resigns.
10/24/1934Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics.
6/1/1929V. Shantaram, S. Fattehlal (Sheikh Syed Fattehlal), Vishnupant Damle and Keshavrao B. Dhaiber, alongwith Sita Ram Kulkami, founded the 'Prabhat Film Company' at Kolhapur.
10/16/1959National Council of Women's Education was inaugurated in New Delhi.
3/30/1996Congress I splits in Tamil Nadu. Group led by G.K. Moopanar makes alliance with DMK.
7/11/1998Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.