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Historical Event on 1/12/1869
Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/23/1883 | Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, a pioneer in Indian Geology, was born at Surat in Gujarat. |
| 12/15/1675 | Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him. |
| 2/6/1959 | Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'. |
| 2/25/1993 | Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed. |
| 5/4/1995 | The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit. |
| 11/29/1953 | Benegal Narsing Rau, foremost Indian Jurist of his time, passed away at Zurich. He performed some very prominent duties towards the nation. He was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice at Hague. |
| 2/11/1977 | B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India. |
| 12/5/2000 | Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'. |
| 7/14/1656 | Guru Har Kishan, the eight Sikh, was born. |
| 7/23/1996 | India's admission to Asian Regional Forum was endorsed by Foreign Ministers of the group at Jakarta. |
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