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Historical Event on 2/12/1871
Charles Freer Andrews, great social worker, humanitarian, leader and a true friend of India, was born in New-Castle-on-Tyne in U.K.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/26/1888 | Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Pilani. |
| 4/25/1915 | The German High Command has admitted that chlorine gas bombs and shells were used in the attack on the French front at Ypres three days ago. The effect of the gas attack was to open a four-mile gap in the Allied line. The Canadian troops on one flank held against German attacks, and British and Indian forces filled the breach. Fortunately for the Allies, the Germans had no reserve forces available to push into the breach. No tactical advantage was won by this first use of the new weapon. The Germans promised, however, that ""more effective substances can be expected."" Meanwhile, they were condemned for the use of this novel weapon. |
| 8/15/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as the first British Governor General of Indian Union and occupied this office till June 20, 1948. |
| 5/5/2000 | Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'. |
| 3/21/1995 | Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970. |
| 11/30/2000 | CBI files fresh cases against JMM MPs Shibu Soren, Simon Marandi and Suraj Mandal on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. |
| 1/15/1934 | Nearly 20,000 lives were claimed in a tremendous earthquake measured 8.4 on the Ricther Scale, in Bihar and parts of Nepal. Munger City was completely destroyed. |
| 1/1/1910 | Rajnath Pandey, great writer and educationist, was born in Pindra, Varanasi (U.P.). |
| 6/15/1948 | Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, passed away. |
| 7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
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