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Historical Event on 7/12/1947

Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad.

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10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
6/8/1915P.C.Kuttikrishnan 'Urub', Malyalam story writer and novelist, was born.
9/8/1790Lord Edward Alanbaro, Governor General of India (1842 to 1844), was born.
6/21/1994The Janata Dal splits again, 14 of its 39 Lok Sabha members seek separate seats as a group.
1/31/1983The first floating Dry Dock was launched at Howrah.
9/26/1911Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal.
5/21/1996General Election (11th) of India ended.
12/30/1935Lord Reading, former Viceroy and Governor General of India, died at the age of 76 at UK.
3/11/1999Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.