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Historical Event on 12/10/1870

Jadhunath Sarkar, history researcher, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/9/1946Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away.
5/26/1945Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
1/11/1613Emperor Jahangir in a proclamation permitted East India Company to establish factories in Surat. And the first British factory was established under Thomas Aldworth.
1/23/1978The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions.
4/19/1960Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
10/20/1962The first IAFunit No. 2 squadron re-equipped with the Gnat at Ambalan and No.9 squadron soon followed suit.
3/11/1784Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.
7/8/1958Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857.
6/18/1940Forward Block Party was established.