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Historical Event on 2/12/1998

Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
10/12/1998Sushma Swaraj is sworn in Delhi Chief Minister in place of Mr. Sahib Singh Verma
2/1/1964Unit Trust of India' established.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
12/11/1929Subhash Pandharinath ""Fergie"" Gupte, cricketer (brilliant Indian leg-spinner), was born in Bom
9/4/1825Dadabhai Naoroji, first Indian in British parliament and merchant, was born at Navsari, Gujarat. He coined the word 'Swaraj'.
10/31/1920Inaugural session of the All India Trade Union Congress was conducted in Bombay.
1/29/1955'Bhartiya Kamgar Kisan Party' established.