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Historical Event on 12/12/1959

Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/1930Pandit Motilal Nehru renamed 'Anand Bhuvan' as 'Swaraj Bhawan' and handed it over to the people.
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
12/19/2000The Sultan, losing his hold over the army and some members of his aristocracy, very wisely abdicated in favour of his brother Ahmad, who is famous in Deccan history as Ahmad Shah Wali.
1/27/1970Probir Sen, cricketer, 20 catches & 11 stumpings and 14 Tests for India, passed away.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
5/14/1953Y. N. Sukthankar was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1957.
3/12/1944No. 7 Squadron, which had flown its Vengeances on some missions against dissident tribesmen in North Waziristan, started operations in the Arakan from an airstrip at Uderbund near Kumbigram.
3/12/1944Chandbibi made treaty with Murad and gave 'Varhad' area to Mughals.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.