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Historical Event on 12/11/1876
Raobahadur Yeshwantrao Harishchandra Desai, famous architect, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/1/1942 | 17 Indian Division's were withdrawn over vast stretches and the British evacuation in Burma was the longest in British military history. The Division was to subsequently extract terrible retribution from the Japanese Army during World War II and to destabilise the Indian Economy with forged notes of 5, 10 and 100 Rupees. |
| 7/12/1996 | Bail granted to Harshad Mehta, prime accused in the securities scam. |
| 3/11/1903 | Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born. |
| 4/16/1991 | President's rule imposed in Haryana. |
| 12/14/1895 | George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born. |
| 6/15/1899 | Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born. |
| 2/27/1912 | Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar 'Kusumagraj', great Marathi poet, play-wright, novelist and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Awardee, was born. |
| 6/13/1998 | India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad. |
| 8/9/1966 | Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort. |
| 5/29/1936 | Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith. |
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