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Historical Event on 12/7/1997
Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/10/1896 | Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born. |
| 8/1/1996 | Madhu Dandavate is made Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission. |
| 5/18/1985 | Dr. P. C. Alexander appointed High Commissioner in Britain. |
| 4/8/1925 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born. |
| 11/11/1793 | English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant missions agencies. |
| 2/13/1856 | East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom. |
| 1/12/1901 | Umashankar Dikshit, senior leader of Indira Congress, was born. |
| 11/8/1991 | K.P.S. Gill reappointed DGP in Punjab. |
| 8/15/1990 | GOI declares Prophet Mohammed's birthday a national holiday. |
| 10/30/1949 | Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh). |
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