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Historical Event on 12/12/1925

Dattatreya Gajanan Phadkar alias ""Dattu"" Phadkar, cricketer (pace bowler all-rounder for India), Kolhapur, Maharastra, was born.

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3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
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8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
7/20/1990GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.
11/20/1917Ram Gopal, great Indies /English classical dancer (Blue Peter, Purple Plain), was born.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
6/9/1980M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
3/21/1791Tipu Sultan capitulated to Lord Cornwallis.
4/5/1993The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.