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Historical Event on 7/10/1949

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
11/11/1992S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
5/23/1997The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.
4/4/1947San Francisco's Henry Grady chosen the first U.S. ambassador to India.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
1/8/1995Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away.
11/7/1908N. R. Shede (Annasaheb), litterateur and editor, was born.
6/25/1999PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham.
8/10/1993Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.