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Historical Event on 11/12/1954

Bharat Reddy, cricket wicket-keeper (India 1979), was born in Madras.

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6/12/1972D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
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8/6/1996Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.
7/19/1763Mir Kasim was defeated in 'Katwa' battle by Britishers.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
6/21/1941Chakravorty Rajgopalachari became the First Indian Governor General of India.
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5/5/1932Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
7/15/1955Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.