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Historical Event on 4/12/1917

Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1997Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai.
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
7/13/1912Shriman Narayan, educationist, administrator and diplomat, was born in Etawah, U.P.
11/7/1958Nehru said the role of Gen. Mohammed Ayub Khan in Pakistan had increased the 'risk and danger of war' between India and Pakistan.
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
1/16/2000P. Moses, Indian High Commission Staff member, badly beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operators in Islamabad.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
1/16/1681Sambhaji was crowned as the successor of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in a function held at Raigad Fort.
3/14/1990Akash' missile tested successfully.
3/9/1961Kotamaraju Rama Rao, famous journalist, passed away.