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Historical Event on 7/12/1999

Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.
10/26/1999The Government rejected the demand that Rajiv Gandhi's name be deleted from the chargesheet in the Bofors case.
2/1/1942Lt Col HT Hogan raised the Regiment at Malir Cantonment.
6/10/1957Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
1/21/1969First India built electronic digital computer commissioned.
6/10/1928Papan Ramchand Panjabi, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1978-81, was born in Mumbai.
2/16/1968Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon along with their wives fly to India for transcendental meditation study with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
6/18/1943British Field Marshal Archibald Wavell becomes Viceroy of India.