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Historical Event on 2/12/1871

Charles Freer Andrews, great social worker, humanitarian, leader and a true friend of India, was born in New-Castle-on-Tyne in U.K.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1899Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born.
7/28/1872Albert P Sarraut, French Governor General of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36), was born.
9/12/1998Bihar flood toll mounts to 320.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
5/4/1993Income Tax exemption limit raised to Rs.30,000; Customs duty on certain drugs reduced.
2/12/1990Assembly election in Manipur.
9/20/1819Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died.
4/9/1999K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur.
2/10/1691Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcutta.
1/7/1993The union govt. acquires 67.703 acres of land in and around the disputed area at Ayodhya and refers the issue to the Supreme Court.