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Historical Event on 12/12/1959

Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1966D. S. Joshi was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-12-1968.
6/27/1966Sikandar Sur was compelled to surrender Mankot in Punjab.
6/22/1971Habib Muhammad died.
8/14/1980Centre nationalizes Maruti company.
5/24/1991The body of Rajiv Gandhi, India's assassinated former premier and son of the late Indira Gandhi, was cremated in New Delhi today. He was killed by a suicide bomber in the southern state of Tamil Nadu three days ago. Police suspect that Tamil rebels, fighting for independence in Sri Lanka, carried out the murder. Gandhi's death signaled the end of the Nehru dynasty's rule over India. His two children were too young to assume the leadership of this turbulent nation. There was pressure for Sonia Gandhi to succeed her husband, but she was Italian-born and refused.
1/24/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of India.
7/13/1905Premnath Bazaz, famous Kashmir freedom fighter, was born.
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.
9/15/1940Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born.