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Historical Event on 8/12/1868
Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/30/1993 | Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away. |
| 1/14/1984 | Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published. |
| 7/1/1906 | Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani. |
| 10/26/1930 | Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her. |
| 6/17/1965 | Motilal, famous actor, died. |
| 6/9/1998 | 81 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone. |
| 9/4/1665 | Raja Jai Singh treaty of Purandar was signed between the Mughals and Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj. |
| 11/14/1957 | Children's Day. |
| 4/14/1995 | India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah. |
| 5/4/1849 | Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born. |
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