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Historical Event on 2/10/1806
Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/13/1945 | Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born. |
| 10/6/1935 | Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 1/15/1971 | Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away. |
| 7/22/1993 | Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India. |
| 8/7/1990 | Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission. |
| 12/3/1998 | India and Portugal sign an agreement in New Delhi for setting up a joint committee to enhance cooperation in science and technology. |
| 11/9/1841 | Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born. |
| 4/8/2000 | Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai. |
| 10/26/1932 | Indian Muslim leader demands that Gandhi be released from prison. The Viceroy responded that this was only possible if Gandhi disassociated himself from the civil disobedience campaign. |
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