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Historical Event on 2/12/1742
Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/17/1940 | Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it. |
| 11/25/1948 | National Cadet Corps was first established. |
| 6/1/1786 | Madras General Post Office started functioning. |
| 8/29/1993 | Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will. |
| 7/16/1992 | Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died. |
| 10/30/1928 | Madhav Vinayak Gothoskar, cricket Test umpire for 14 tests from 1972-84, was born in Mumbai. |
| 6/6/1916 | Lord Kitchener, the premier soldier of the British Empire, passed away tragically last night as the ''Hampshire'', the cruiser on which he was traveling to Russia to boost sagging morale, struck a mine or was torpedoed off the Orkney Islands and sank, drowning all aboard. Life in London came to a standstill, while Paris and Washington were shocked by the news. In the last half-century, through tireless energy and devotion to imperial duty, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 66, commanded in Palestine, Cyprus, Egypt, Sudan, South Africa, and India. Two years ago, he had become the War Secretary. |
| 11/30/1994 | Laxmi Menon, former Foreign state minister, died. |
| 11/30/1994 | Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'. |
| 5/15/1949 | Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan. |
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