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Historical Event on 4/12/1871
Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born.
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| 9/30/1881 | Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu. |
| 8/15/1942 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace. |
| 6/24/1974 | India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins. |
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