12 December in Hindu history
12 December 1841
Zorawar Singh falls at Toyo in Tibet
Having led his army to Lake Mansarovar and Kailash, Zorawar Singh is killed in battle with Tibetan forces at Toyo in the winter snows. His samadhi there is still honoured.
12 December 1911
Delhi Durbar: capital to move to Delhi
At the Delhi Durbar King George V announces that the capital will move from Calcutta to Delhi and that the partition of Bengal is reversed.