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Historical Event on 7/12/1994

Vasant (V. P. Sathe), film critic, journalist, publisher and author, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/21/1891Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi.
9/2/1998Nishant, the pilotless training aircraft developed by DRDO, is successfully flown from Chandipore.
5/6/1861Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, great Indian lawyer, political leader and social reformer, was born at Agra.
2/18/1945Kal Yug' era passed away.
7/1/1906Pulavar Kulandai, great author and poet, was born at Bhavani.
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
12/14/1979Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, cricketer, two Tests for India and bowling average of 205, died.
1/16/1858Baithi, Laikha, Ratna, Maani, and the women who participated in Mairath Kranti at Gudgaon, all were hanged.