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Historical Event on 2/12/1882

Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1956New Hindu Succession Act was passed.
1/28/1902Gandhiji left for Rangoon visit. Stays for a month with Gokhale at Calcutta. Returns to Rajkot and settles down to practise.
1/28/1902Sun City India founded by Rao in Jodhpur.
7/1/1989New Governors were appointed in five states. Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao became Governor for J&K.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
7/13/1916Ramkrishna Bakre (Tatya), veteran journalist and music critic, was born.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
12/12/1925Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
12/1/1955Nikita Khrushchev delivers speech condemning British colonialism.
1/11/1991Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995).