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Historical Event on 12/12/1959

Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/14/1773Amstored Lord William Piet, governor, was born.
10/26/1932Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
3/6/1971Test debut of Sunil Gavaskar vs West Indies at Port-of-Spain.
11/3/1908Shreyansprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
2/11/1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
9/29/2000The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol).
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
4/9/1991Rajendra Mathur, editor of Hindi daily newspaper 'Navbharat Times', passed away.