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Historical Event on 2/12/1932
Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/24/1977 | Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India. |
| 6/6/1909 | Morappakam Joysam Gopalan, cricketer (1 Test India v England 1933-34), was born in Maduranthakam, Madras. |
| 3/11/1824 | US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair. |
| 10/31/1919 | Jaikisan Harivallabhdas, great industrialist, was born. |
| 1/21/1970 | Harivinayak Pataskar, former Central Minister and Governor of Madhya Pradesh, passed away. |
| 12/3/1989 | Mulayam Singh Yadav named UP CM. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
| 1/9/1889 | Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"". |
| 1/24/1994 | India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems. |
| 12/15/1965 | Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river. |
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