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Historical Event on 7/12/1999
Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/21/1921 | Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike. |
| 1/26/1995 | Dr. Nelson Mandela attends India's 46th Republic Day celebration as national guest. |
| 6/28/1975 | As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence. |
| 1/3/1931 | Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 8/29/1998 | Sachin Tendulkar receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award and Joginder Singh Saini receives the Dronacharya award, while several other leading sporstmen receive Arjuna award from President K.R. Narayanan in Delhi. |
| 7/2/1929 | Amritlal Basu, famous Bengali playwright, died. |
| 7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
| 2/1/1967 | Victor Paramjyoti, famous Indian music director, composer and critic, passed away. |
| 7/2/1992 | Six new ministers inducted into the Union Cabinet. |
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