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Historical Event on 5/12/1984
Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/15/1862 | Gaurishankar Hirachand Oza, famous historian, was born. |
| 4/17/1997 | Biju Patnaik, 81, Janata Dal leader and important personality in Orissa politics, died. |
| 8/13/1988 | Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died. |
| 1/8/1987 | P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away. |
| 9/30/1996 | Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 1/6/1987 | Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust. |
| 11/9/1871 | Padmnath Gohain, litterateur of modern Assamia Barua, was born. |
| 12/3/1971 | Indo-Pakistan war begins. On the same day National Emergency was declared by the President of India due to war between both the countries. |
| 3/8/1921 | Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous film lyricist, was born. |
| 3/23/1942 | Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League. |
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