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Historical Event on 4/12/1873
Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/11/2000 | Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'. |
| 9/10/1872 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex. |
| 6/6/1924 | S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born. |
| 2/11/1906 | Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore. |
| 11/6/1962 | National Defence Council established. |
| 12/14/1994 | 10 IAF personnel of the first batch were reinducted and the last batch left on 20th Dec 94. Cpl Nasir was left as a lying casualty due to injuries sustained in the RPG explosion. |
| 8/9/1893 | Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi story writer and novelist, was born at Bihar in a middle class family. |
| 5/15/1878 | Sivnath Shastri and Ananda Mohan Bose, under the leadership of the younger group of Brahmo Sama, rebelled and started Sadharan Brahmo Samaj. |
| 7/5/1984 | Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore. |
| 4/23/1991 | Major parties agree to have polls in Punjab. |
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