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Historical Event on 4/12/1917
Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/19/1990 | NDC approves approach paper to the Eighth Plan. |
| 10/6/1974 | Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression. |
| 6/14/1992 | Tin Bigha activists lathi-charged in the Tin Bigha corridor in Coochbehar. |
| 1/20/2000 | J&K accepts the report of the State Autonomy committee tabled in the Assembly last year. |
| 8/10/1948 | Atomic Energy Commission established. |
| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
| 3/28/1914 | Komagata Maru sailed from Hong Kong to Vancouver with 351 Sikhs and 21 Punjabi Muslim youths under the captaincy of Sardar Gurjeet Singh as a part of 'Ghadar' Movement. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 3/13/1971 | Fifth General Election of India ends. |
| 8/1/1988 | Air Chief Marshal Surinder Kumar Mehra PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1991. |
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