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Historical Event on 1/12/1996

Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1959Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut.
7/29/1911Mohan Bagan became the first Indian football team to win the I.F.A. Shield.
4/17/1999The Vajpayee Government resigns after it loses the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha by one vote - 269 to 270.
4/17/1999Guru Arjun Dev, Sikh Guru, was born.
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
10/24/1789Jean C Baud, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1834-6), was born
9/2/1911Chamaklal Dahyabhai Vyas, great poet, was born at Gujarat, Vyara.
4/8/1894Lifetime of Swami Chandrashekarendra(1894-1994), venerated Shankaracharya saint of Kanchi monastery in South India.
12/1/1999Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.