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Historical Event on 4/12/1871

Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1942During the 2nd World War, Japan was heavily successful in Burma and Andaman which posted a danger to the Indian Security.
12/27/1992Dhananjay Bhattacharya, famous Bengali singer, died.
2/21/1991Nutan, famous film actress, died at the age of 56 years.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
4/3/1987S.H. Vatsyayan passed away.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
8/1/1920Gandhiji addresses letter to Viceroy surrendering ""Kaisar-E-Hind"" Medal, ""Zulu War"" Medal and ""Boer War"" Medal and launched the All India Non-Violent Non-Coperation Movement.
4/29/1936Zubin Mehta, famous music conductor (NY Philharmonic), was born in Bombay, India.
11/1/1985Helicopter Corporation of India, later renamed Pawan Hans Limited, started functioning.
11/25/1995The four-states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh proposes trade bloc for western States (Western Regional Cooperation).