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Historical Event on 2/12/1949
Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/7/1995 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana. |
| 8/15/1918 | Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born. |
| 8/4/1997 | Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo). |
| 6/1/1944 | M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 6/16/1946 | Britain invites Indian leaders to set up an interim govt at London. |
| 10/24/1938 | Farooq Rehmany Mohammad, journalist, social reformer and political worker, was born at Bandipur. |
| 11/14/1995 | Supreme Court gave patients the right to drag careless doctors to Court. |
| 6/9/1900 | Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail. |
| 9/7/1996 | First phase of J & K Assembly elections. |
| 12/17/1972 | New line of control agreed to in Kashmir between India & Pakistan. |
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