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Historical Event on 7/10/1949

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
8/4/1933Gandhi is imprisoned for one year for breaking a restraint order.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
1/14/1998Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economist, is sworn in new Master of the Trinity College. He is the first Asian to head a Cambridge College.
2/14/1952Smt. Sushma Kaushal Swaraj was born in Ambala Cantt. (Haryana).
7/25/1987Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) retired from the post of seventh President.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
12/3/1884Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar.
2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.