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Historical Event on 7/12/1947

Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/28/1688Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb demolishes all temples (around 1,000) in Mathura. (During their reign, Muslim rulers had destroyed roughly 60,000 Hindu temples throughout India, constructing mosques on 3,000 sites).
11/24/1932The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
1/15/1988Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.
6/25/1975President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed signed the declaration of Emergency Rule in India. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi implemented the same very next day.
8/16/1965Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.
6/29/1997Anand wins Frankfurt chess classic '97 title in Germany.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
4/20/1930The Viceroy imposes an ordinance for the suppression of terrorism, following a series of attacks.
12/29/1959Durgapur Iron Plant inaugurated.