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Historical Event on 1/12/1869

Dr. Bhagavan Das, great philosopher, freedom fighter, Hindi writer, politician and litterateur, was born at Varanasi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.
4/11/1931Mahendranath Yeshwant Gupte, cricket test umpire for 1 test in 1984-85, was born at Mumbai.
5/25/1606Guru Arjun Dev, spiritual leader of Sikhs and Hindus, was massacred at the instruction of Emperor Jahangir.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
8/12/2000Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram.
8/29/1956India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid.
8/13/1947Riots sweep Lahore in Punjab; mobs stone Gandhi's house.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.
10/28/1999Insurance Bill is introduced amid protest in the Lok Sabha.