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Historical Event on 4/12/1917

Mulvantrai Himatlal Mankad better known as ""Vinoo Mankad"", cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time), was born at Jamnagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/20/1992Carnatic musician Maharajapuram Santhanam died in a car accident in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
10/3/1907Mansukhlal Maganlal Zaveri, famous Gujrati poet and critic, was born.
4/3/1912M. Varadarajan, educationist and author, was born at Tirupattur.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
7/8/1991L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
2/16/1969Mirza Ghalib centenary stamp released.
7/4/1995Rajan Pillai, business tycoon and biscuit king of India, who was convicted by a Singapore court for multi-million dollar fraud, was arrested in New Delhi.
9/15/1953S. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was elected as the first lady President of the eighth session of the United Nations Organisation's (UNO) General Assembly.
3/8/1986L.K. Advani elected President of BJP.