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Historical Event on 12/10/1878
Muhammad Ali Jauhar, great eminent journalist, editor, orator, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, was born at Najibabad, UP.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/18/1906 | Depressed Classes Mission Society' was established by Vitthal Ramji Shinde. |
| 2/27/1912 | Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar 'Kusumagraj', great Marathi poet, play-wright, novelist and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Awardee, was born. |
| 12/7/1995 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana. |
| 9/3/1999 | India launches a new phase of military modernisation after the Kargil conflict. |
| 4/3/1998 | Pramod Mahajan, senior BJP functionary, is appointed Political Advisor to Prime Minister ""in the rank and status of Cabinet Minister in the PMO"". |
| 10/13/1998 | Salman Khan, Hindi film actor who was arrested on charges of killing protected wild animals near Jodhpur, is remanded to the custody of the Forest department. |
| 6/13/1905 | Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji, cricketer (England 1929-31), was born. |
| 1/1/1934 | Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka. |
| 12/8/1994 | At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured. |
| 3/15/1919 | Osmania University was established at Hyderabad. |
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