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Historical Event on 7/12/1999

Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/10/199324th International Film Festival of India opens in New Delhi.
1/1/1914Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal.
9/8/1911Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh.
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
11/2/1992Nine Maharashtra ministers resign.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
6/16/1920Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born.
1/12/1863Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta.