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Historical Event on 2/12/1949
Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1949 | India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad. |
| 10/31/1994 | 26 die as cyclone lashes Tamil Nadu. |
| 11/18/1960 | Raghunath Chaudhary, famous natural poet of Assam, passed away. |
| 10/18/1901 | Mahatma Gandhi sails for India. |
| 3/9/1961 | Kotamaraju Rama Rao, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 3/24/1896 | Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born. |
| 5/29/1993 | Ramesh More, Shiv Sena MLA, was murdered. |
| 1/22/1990 | FIR registered in Bofors kickbacks case. |
| 4/6/1606 | Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra. |
| 5/25/1996 | Maharashta govt. announces decision to revive Sri Krishna Commission set up to probe the 1993 Mumbai riots. |
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