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Historical Event on 12/11/1998
Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/14/1922 | Bhimsen Joshi, great singer and composer, was born. |
| 2/14/1922 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 2/5/1630 | Har Rai, Sikh Guru, was born. |
| 1/5/1952 | Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died. |
| 2/16/1896 | Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', great Hindi poet, litterateur, writer, social worker and editor, was born. |
| 2/19/1992 | A 12-member Congress (I) TUJS coalition ministry led by S. R. Burman sworn in Tripura. |
| 5/21/1984 | Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay. |
| 11/5/1951 | Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup. |
| 8/2/1922 | Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born. |
| 7/12/1994 | Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away. |
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