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Historical Event on 2/12/1997
Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/16/1966 | Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away. |
| 6/6/1903 | A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience. |
| 8/19/1944 | The last Japanese troops driven out of India. |
| 4/3/1903 | Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, famous politician, freedom fighter and social worker, was born in South Kanara, Karnataka. |
| 12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
| 11/5/1945 | Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi. |
| 12/12/1999 | R. K. Raghavan, CBI Director, said the agency will be ready for probe again in Priyadarshini Matto murder case. |
| 8/9/1942 | Mahatma Gandhi after announcing 'do or die' slogan alongwith 'Quit India Movement' at Bombay was arrested along with 50 others. Gandhiji was interned in Aga Khan Palace at Poona. This Do or Die slogan deep rooted in Indian hearts and resulted in nationwide Quit India Movment. This day is commemorated as ""Kranti Day"". Govind Vallabh Pant was send to Ahmednagar Jail, while Sarojini Naidu and many other leaders were also arrested. |
| 6/18/1887 | Dr. Anugrah Narain Singh, freedom fighter, educationist, leader and Minister of India, was born in Poiyavan village, Gaya district, Bihar. |
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