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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
8/18/1923Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
7/20/1898Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.
1/19/1985Dr. P. C. Alexander, principal secretary to the PM, quits following the arrest of three aides in an espionage case.
1/9/1982A group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim started for the first ever Antarctica expedition on December 1981 - Jan 1982.
2/24/1922Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.