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Historical Event on 11/12/1896
Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali, explorer, ecologist, teacher, writer and bird watcher, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 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). |
| 9/15/1876 | Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district. |
| 11/15/1991 | Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant. |
| 8/29/1905 | Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day. |
| 5/20/1878 | Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated. |
| 10/6/1985 | P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra . |
| 2/2/1921 | Mukundrao Kirloskar was born. |
| 8/20/1944 | Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay. |
| 3/27/1999 | World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo. |
| 7/21/1995 | Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away. |
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