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Historical Event on 10/12/1946
Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1893 | Srijiva Nyayatirtha Bhattacharya, famous writer and educationist, was born Bhatpara, West Bengal. |
| 3/11/1990 | Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
| 12/21/1956 | The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted. |
| 4/22/1840 | James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. |
| 5/4/1994 | Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service. |
| 10/25/1951 | First General Election of India begins. |
| 12/15/1749 | Shahu Chattrapati, grandson of Shivaji, died. |
| 12/6/1998 | 13th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok. |
| 1/2/1948 | Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir. |
| 9/16/2000 | In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. |
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