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Historical Event on 2/12/1949

Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).

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12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
12/20/1988The Constitution (62nd Amendment) Bill for reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 years receives Parliamentary approval.
2/15/1992Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
12/15/1859S. Kasturiranga Ayengar, owner of Hindu newspaper, was born.
6/29/1901Amal Kumar Sarkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
1/30/1991Union Government dismisses Karunanidhi government. President's rule imposed in Tamil Nadu.
3/18/1948Eknath Dhondu Solkar, cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder), was born in Bombay. He is recipient of Arjun Award (1973).
4/14/2000The AIADMK expels senior leaders Sedapatti R. Muthiah, S. Raghupathy and Karuppusamy Pandian for ''anti-party activities''.
12/8/1999Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
3/28/1990Bengal beat Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.