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Historical Event on 12/1/1946
Australia compiled 645 vs India at Gabba. Bradman made 187 runs.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/22/1902 | Sorabjee Harmasji Colah, (right-hand batsman who batted in India's first two Tests), was born in Bombay. |
| 9/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, veteran film actor, was born in Peshawar. His first film was 'Challenge' (1929). He is the founder of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay. He is remembered for his immortal role of Akbar is film 'Mugul-E-Azam'. |
| 8/12/1997 | Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers. |
| 1/27/1904 | R. P. Kanitkar, veteran writer, nationalist, journalist and editor, was born. |
| 1/12/1946 | De-monetisation of currency notes of the value of Rs. 500 and above. |
| 1/17/1987 | Tata Football Academy was opened in Tatanagar. |
| 7/8/1999 | The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay. |
| 1/6/1999 | Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28. |
| 2/18/2000 | Pandit Ravi Shankar is selected for this year's Subbarami Reddy Kalapeetham Foundation Award, a life-time achievement award, for his contribution to Indian music. |
| 3/24/1995 | Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away. |
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