Sinking of Kursk to rise of company power in India: A look at key events that took place on Aug 12

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Let us take a look at key events that took place across the world on August 12.

By CNBCTV18.comAug 12, 2021 10:20:10 AM IST (Published)

1765–Treaty of Allahabadis signed following the battle of Buxar between Mughal emperor Shah Alam and East India Company officials marking the beginning ofCompany rule in India.

1964 - Ian Fleming, English author and creator of the spy character James Bond, died. (Image & text: Reuters)

2000 - The Russian navy's nuclear submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea after an explosion leading to the death of 118 crewmembers. (Representative image: Twitter, Jayanti Lahkar, @JayantiLahkar)

2005 - Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was shot dead in an attack blamed by the government on the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

2005 – Yelena Isinbayeva sets a new world record in the women’s pole vault final at the world athletics championships. (Image & text: Reuters)