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Historical Event on 5/12/1984
Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1914 | Syed Mushtaq Ali Takub Khan, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's, was born in Indore. |
| 8/4/1894 | Narayan Sitaram Phadke, famous Hindi writer, was born at Karjat. |
| 2/25/1962 | India Congress Party wins elections. |
| 7/9/1993 | Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300. |
| 1/8/1965 | Star of India', world's largest sapphire, returned to American Museum of Natural History. |
| 5/26/1957 | Janta Insurance Scheme was inaugurated in Bombay. |
| 4/12/1801 | William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta. |
| 8/1/1939 | Bombay begins Prohibition, first since U.S. law was repealed. |
| 11/17/1928 | Lala Lajpat Rai died in Lahore after being seriously wounded in the barbarous lathi charge of 30th October. He is referred as the ""Lion of Punjab"" or ""Punjab Kesari"" and is remembered as freedom fighter, nationalist, educationist, lawyer, thinker, writer, social reformer, orator and a passionate fighter for the revival of the ancient Indian culture and |
| 6/25/1994 | Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away. |
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