12th Nov – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History?

Find out what happened on the 12th of November in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occur12th of November

Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, was born on Puranmashi of Kattak in 1469, according to the Bikrami calendar in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib. It is a Gazetted holiday in India.

Amjad Khan 12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor and director. He worked in over 130 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his villainous roles in Hindi films, the most famous being the unforgettable Gabbar Singh in the 1975 classic Sholay and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).

Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali  (November 12, 1896 – July 27, 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Known as the “birdman of India”, Salim Ali was among the first Indians to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and his bird books helped develop ornithology.

Sachivottama Sir Chetpat Pattabhirama Ramaswami Iyer, KCSI, KCIE (November 12, 1879 – September 26, 1966), also called “C. P.”, was an Indian lawyer, administrator and politician who served as the Advocate-General of Madras Presidency from 1920 to 1923, Law member of the Executive council of the Governor of Madras from 1923 to 1928.

Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burnett “Joe” Lumsden (12 November 1821 – 12 August 1896) was a British military officer active in India. Lumsden was born aboard the East India Company’s ship Rose in the Bay of Bengal, the son of a British Army Colonel Thomas Lumsden, C.B. He was shipped to Scotland to study at age 6, and returned to India at age 16.

Dinesh Salunkhe (born 12 November 1982 in Mumbai) is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. Salunkhe made six appearances for the victorious Rajasthan Royals team in the 2008 Indian Premier League competition. To date all his professional appearances have been in Twenty20 cricket; he has never played first-class cricket.

Death Anniversaries on 12th of November

Major-General Sahibzada Sayyid Iskander Ali Mirza, CIE, OBE English IPA 14 December 1898 – 12 November 1969), was the first President of Pakistan, serving from 1956 until being forced out from the presidency in 1958. Prior to that, Mirza was the last Governor-General of Pakistan from 1955 until 1956.

Madhu Dandavate (21 January 1924 – 12 November 2005) was an Indian politician. He was born in a Deshastha family. He was popularly known as an Economist. During 1970-71 he was a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council. From 1971 to 1990 he was an M.P., elected to the Lok Sabha for 5 times consecutively from Rajapur in Konkan, Maharashtra.

Vijay Kumar Khandelwal (April 22, 1936 – November 12, 2007) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Betul constituency of Madhya Pradesh and was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party. He was also member of 11th 12th and 13th Lok Sabha from Betul.

Shakeeb Jalali  (October 1, 1934 – November 12, 1966) was a Pakistani Urdu poet. Shakeb Jalali’s real name was Syed Hassan Rizvi. His ancestors were from a small town, Saddat Jalali, near Aligarh, India. In accordance with the well-known poet, writer and authentic critic.

Kovvuri Gangi Reddy (7 February 1926–12 November 2004) was a politician and business man of India. He was born at a village called Aravalli in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He dedicated himself to the development of the Telugu Desam Party, Visakhapatnam Port, and the people’s welfare. He achieved many accomplishments in his life

Notable Event 

12-November-1939 Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force.

12-November-1762 Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.

12-November-1781 Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops.

12-November-1929 First Maharastrian Governor Shripad Balwant Tambe was appointed as Governor of Nagpur.

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