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Historical Event on 2/12/1824
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi.
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| 5/20/1915 | Gandhiji founded Satyagraha Ashram (later known as Sabarmati Ashram after the name of the river) at Ahmedabad. |
| 12/10/1886 | Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore. |
| 3/10/1939 | 17 villages damaged by hailstones in Hyderabad, India. |
| 7/6/2000 | Mohan Lal bags Best Actor Award for his sensitive portrayal of a Kathakali artist in ''Vaanasprastham'' and the film wins the Best Feature Film and Best Editing Awards at the 47th National Film Festival-2000. |
| 3/29/1857 | Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny. |
| 8/20/1988 | Earthquake measuring 6.5 on Richter Scale strikes India and Nepal. Thousands killed. |
| 6/8/1998 | Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack. |
| 11/3/1996 | Deve Gowda, PM, to attend G-15 summit in Harare. This was his first foreign trip as PM. |
| 12/20/1929 | The Indian State Air Service, an extension of Imperial Airways' routes, opens its inaugural service from Karachi to Delhi. |
| 2/10/1961 | P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'. |
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