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Historical Event on 7/10/1949

Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.
10/27/1987Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.
4/23/1938Viceroy Lord Linlithgow opens the hydro-electric scheme at Malakand.
11/2/1972B. D. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1977
1/26/1965Hindi Language is accepted as National language of India.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
3/18/1924Madhusudhan Ramachandra Rege, cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49), was born in Panvel, Maharashtra.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.
7/5/1992Centre scraps octroi in Union Territories.