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Historical Event on 10/12/1911

Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1978Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him.
6/1/1938Continental Publication' started.
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
9/23/1908Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born.
2/27/1993Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget.
9/24/1829Anandram Dhekial Fukan, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, was born.
11/6/1985Sanjeev Kumar, film actor, died.
1/29/1870'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India.
9/15/1909Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram.
8/5/1921Malhi Govind, modern Sindhi novelist, was born.