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Historical Event on 10/12/1911
Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1922 | Krishnapal Singh, politician and lawyer, was born at Birahuli in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 12/29/1957 | 8,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned. |
| 7/31/2000 | The Lok Sabha passes by voice vote a bill for creation of Chhattisgarh state. |
| 4/6/1919 | Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike. |
| 2/5/1630 | Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 5/7/1994 | Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India. |
| 5/18/1972 | Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established. |
| 5/25/1886 | Rash Behari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Palara Bighati village, West Bengal. |
| 6/6/2000 | Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai. |
| 6/9/1994 | Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70. |
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