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Historical Event on 10/12/1946

Ashok Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), was born in Bombay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/28/1928C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'.
3/11/1971Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
8/20/1909Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar.
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
10/4/1953India elected to the UN Trusteeship Council.
12/27/1976The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
5/18/1995Sukhomoy Sengupta, 76, Tripura's first CM, passed away.
9/12/1998Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.
9/12/1998Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.