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Historical Event on 7/12/1864

Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/23/1908Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
11/21/1994Dr. Malcom Adiseshiah, 84, noted economist and educationist, died.
2/2/1788Pitt's Regulatory Act was was introduced to modify the Indian Administration and put further controls on Government of India after the 1784 Bill.
5/1/1913Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born.
11/3/1900Sagarmal Gopa, freedom fighter, was born.
7/10/1949Sunil 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).
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
5/23/1914The British India Steamship Co. and the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Co. announced their amalgamation at London.
10/1/1998Anxiety in stock market after UTI's US-64 scheme is reported to have paid dividend, eating out of its capital.