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Historical Event on 2/12/1824
Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/28/1888 | Gandhiji reaches London. Lives on vegatarian diet. Takes lessons in dancing and music for a short time, thinking they are necessary parts of a gentleman's equipment. |
| 2/7/1997 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''. |
| 4/23/1929 | The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime. |
| 6/29/1857 | Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British). |
| 2/17/1986 | Jiddu Krishnamurti, famous Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), passed away at the age of 90 yrs at Ojai, California, USA. |
| 7/14/1997 | Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots. |
| 3/2/1994 | President's rule in J & K extended. |
| 5/22/1970 | Vijayanand Patnaik established political party `Utkar Congress'. |
| 1/26/1981 | Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated. |
| 2/7/1994 | C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. |
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