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Historical Event on 12/10/1870
Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/19/1757 | The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company. |
| 2/28/1989 | S. B. Chavan, Finance Minister, presents a Rs. 7337 crore-deficit budget for 1989-90. |
| 8/5/1905 | Subhadrakumari Chauvhan, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 10/6/1997 | International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened. |
| 10/1/1932 | Indian Milatary Academy became functional with Brigadier LP Collins, DSO, OBE as the Commandant. The first course of 40 GCs had on its rolls Sam Manekshaw, Smith Dun and Mohd Musa, later to be Chiefs of the armies of their respective countries, i.e. India, Burma (now Myanmar) and Pakistan. This training was for a period of two and a half years. |
| 3/2/2000 | Om Prakash Chautala, Indian National Lok Dal supremo, sworn in the 18th Chief Minister of Haryana. |
| 4/1/1963 | D.P. Kohli held office as the founder director of Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) from 1st April, 1963 (to 31st May, 1968). Earlier, he was Inspector-General of Police of the Special Police Establishment. |
| 1/18/1950 | Batubhai Umarwadia, father of Gujrati literature's English type and drama writer, passed away. |
| 4/10/1997 | Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai. |
| 7/14/1942 | Britishers Quit India resolution was passed by Congress Working Committee. They demanded departure of British and agreed on passive resistance until India's independence. It was declared on 8th August, 1942 at August Kranti Maidan (Gowalia Tank). |
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