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Historical Event on 2/12/1993

Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1798Rani Shiromani anounced to attack the British Army.
7/29/1984Troops were sent to Hyderabad to quell communal riots.
9/29/1970Union Carbide India Ltd in Bombay was commissioned Reclamation Plant Sewage Water of India for commercial use.
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
12/11/1906Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka.
2/11/1993Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
5/6/1952Dr. Rajendra Prasad re-elected the President of India ""Rashtrapati"" after the first Presidential election held under the Indian constitution.
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.
10/16/1992Capt. P. K. Sahgal of Azad Hind Fauz died. During the trial at the Red Fort, he said, "Beacuse I wanted freedom for my motherland , I was ready to shed my blood for it." (15-5-97
10/15/1915Dr. I. Gopalkrishnan, Cricket Test Umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Tamil Nadu.