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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Today Importance - 12th February

12-Feb-1742

One of the most important members of the Peshwa Empire, another Maratha master-diplomat Nana Phadnavis was born.

12-Feb-1794

Alizabahdar Mahadji Shinde passed away.

12-Feb-1824

Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, philosopher, social reformer, religious leader was born at Tankara in Jivapar, Kathiawar near Morbi.

12-Feb-1871

Charles Freer Andrews, a great social worker, humanitarian, leader and true friend of India, was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, United Kingdom.

12-Feb-1882

Birth of famous Bengali poet Satyendranath Dutta.

12-Feb-1890

Birth of Shastri AR Krishna.

12-Feb-1922

Mahatma Gandhi reported the withdrawal of non-collaboration development.

12-Feb-1928

Bardoli Satyagraha (Gujarat) led by Vallabhbhai Patel against Bombay government's decision to raise cotton revenue by 22 per cent, when international prices had fallen. Finally the government canceled the rent.

12-Feb-1928

Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Lalit Mohan Sharma was born.

12-Feb-1932

Robi James Francis de Silva, the great industrialist, artist and designer, was born in Bombay.

12-Feb-1946

14 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatened civil war

12-Feb-1949

Gundappa Ranganath Vishwanath, cricketer (prominent Indian batsman of the 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padma Shri (1971) and Arjuna Award (1978).

12-Feb-1960

Chinese army killed 12 Indian soldiers.

12-Feb-1985

M.V. The Chidambaram, an Indian liner en route from Singapore to Madras, claimed 34 lives.

12-Feb-1987

Former Bihar Chief Minister Mahamayaprasad Sinha passed away.

12-Feb-1990

On February 12, the Berlin Wall fell. Germany reunified the following year. The Warsaw Pact was dissolved.

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DAY OF THE YEAR,

Hug Day ,

National Lost Penny Day ,Darwin Day ,Daytona Pole Day, Georgia Day, Safety Pup Day, National Freedom to marry Day, NAACP Day, Red Hand Day, Oglethorpe Day , National plum Pudding Day, Lantern Festival ,Makha Bucha Day, Tu Bishvat

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WEEK OF THE YEAR,

Random Acts of Kindness Week ,

National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week, Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week, National Hero Week, International Week of Black Women in the Arts , National Apprenticeship Week , Congenital Heart De fact Awareness Week , Tapeti Festival , Student Volunteering Week , World Ag Expo , National Salute to Veteran Patients , pickle Time Week , Love a Mensah Week , National Green Week , Chastity Week , National Marriage Week ,

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MONTH OF THE YEAR,

International Vegan Cuisine Month ,

American Hearth Month , National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month , National Snack Food Month , Spay /Neater Awareness Month , National African American Read in , National Children's Dental Hearth Month , Human Relations Month , Feline Fixby Five Month , National Macadamia Nut Month , Exotic Vegetables and Star Fruit Month , Berry Fresh Month , National Therapeutic Recreation Month, Marijuana Awareness Month , National Goat Yoga Month , Financial Aid Awareness Month , Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month , National Mend a Broken Heart Month , National Wedding Month , Canned Food Month ,North American Inclusion Month National Black History Month , Raynaud's Awareness Month , Renaissance of the Hearth Month

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12-Feb-1990

Assembly elections in Manipur

12-Feb-1993

Kapil Dev completed 400 wickets and 5000 runs in Test cricket.

12-Feb-1993

Baggage rules have been further relaxed.

12-Feb-1995

Maraman Centenary Convention, (Asia's largest Christian gathering) begins in Kerala.

12-Feb-1995

The three-phase budget session began with the President's address to the joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma.

12-Feb-1996