12 February Today in History (English)

12-February-1742

Nana Phadnavis, one of the important members of Peshwa kingdom and the Maratha master-diplomat, was born.

12-February-1794

Alijabahadar Mahadaji Shinde passed away.

12-February-1824

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati, founder of Arya Samaj, metaphysician, social reformer, religious leader, was born at Jeevapar Tankara, Kathiawad near Morbi.

12-February-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.

12-February-1882

Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born.

12-February-1890

Shastri A. R. Krishna was born.

12-February-1922

Mahatma Gandhi announce the withdrawal of non-cooperation movement.

12-February-1928

Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel against the Bombay government's decision to hike the revenue on cotton by 22 percent while its prices declined Internationally. Ultimately the govenment quashed the hike.

12-February-1928

Lalit Mohan Sharma, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born.

12-February-1932

Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay.

12-February-1946

14 killed in Calcutta riots; Muslim leader Jinnah threatens civil war.

12-February-1949

Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).

12-February-1960

Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.

12-February-1985

Fire aboard M.V. Chidambaram, an Indian liner sailing from Singapore to Madras, killed 34 people.

12-February-1987

Mahamayaprasad Sinha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, passed away.

12-February-1990

The Berlin Wall is taken down February 12. Germany is reunited over the next year. Warsaw Pact is dissolved.

12-February-1990

Assembly election in Manipur.

12-February-1993

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

12-February-1993

The baggage rules relaxed further.

12-February-1995

Maramon Centenary Convention, (the biggest Christian gathering in Asia) begins in Kerala.

12-February-1995

The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

12-February-1996

Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for allegedly harbouring members of mafia don Dawood Ibrahim's gang.

12-February-1996

President S.D. Sharma in Kerala.

12-February-1997

Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time.

12-February-1997

Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.

12-February-1998

Om Prakash, 78, Hindi film comedian, passed away in Mumbai.

12-February-1999

The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule.

12-February-2000

Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.

12-February-2000

17 persons, including 12 police personnel, die as naxalites strike terror during the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly.

 Darwin Day

 1502, 12th Feb: Vasco-da-Gama embarked on his second voyage to India from Lisbon, Portugal.

 1922, 12th Feb: Gandhi persuaded the Congress Executive Committee to end the non-cooperation movement.

 1928, 12th Feb: Gandhi signaled a satyagraha in Bardoli.

 1975, 12th Feb: India declared itself smallpox free.

 1976, 12th Feb: Hadekki (Kerala) project inaugurated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

 1993, 12th Feb: M. N. Venkatachalaya became the 25th Chief Justice of India.

 2016, 12th Feb: Student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on “anti-nationalism” charges by Indian police at an anniversary event of the death of Afzal Guru, at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on February 12.

 1742: Nana Phadnavis, an influential minister and statesman of the Maratha Empire.

 1804: Emil Lenz, a Russian physicist.

 1809: Charles Darwin, an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

 1809: Abraham Lincoln, an American statesman, and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States.

 1824: Dayananda Saraswati, an Indian philosopher, social leader, and founder of the Arya Samaj.

 1871: Charles Freer Andrews, a priest of the Church of England.

 1877: Louis Renault, a French industrialist, one of the founders of Renault.

 1920: Pran Krishan Sikand, better known as Pran, an Indian actor.

 1949: Gundappa Viswanath, an Indian former cricketer. 

 1962: Jagapathi Babu, an Indian film actor.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on February 12.

 1710: Jahandar Shah, a Mughal Emperor.

 1794: Mahadaji Shinde, a Maratha Statesman, and ruler of Ujjain in Central India.

 1808: Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers.

 2001: Bhakti Barve, an Indian film, theatre, and television actress.