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Historical Event on 6/12/1894

Busushottam Vishwanath Bapat, internationally famed Pali language expert, translator and editor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/1915Khanderao Moreshwar Rangnekar, 3 test matches, 33 runs, vs Australia in 1947-48, was born at Mumbai.
8/7/1888Navalram (Navalram Laxmiram Pandya), literature critic and versatile Gujarati author, died.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
8/15/1947Brigadier Thakur Mahadeo Singh was the first Indian Commandant. He was the DSO of Indian Militery Academy.
7/20/1903British to increase size of Royal Army in India.
3/31/1997The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.
12/14/1812Lord Charles Caning, Governor General and Viceroy of India (1856-1862), was born.
3/12/1992A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.
4/24/1996Indian Express launches Vizag (17th) edition.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.