Year 1755
Dutch East India Company arrived at Nicobar.
DECEMBER 12
Daily Historical Chronicle
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12 December: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 12 December.
Year 1822
America recognized Mexico as an independent nation.
Year 1882
Publication of Bankimchandra’s novel Anandmath, in which the song Vande Mataram is included.
Year 1884
First Test match was played between Australia and England.
Year 1911
Delhi became the capital of India. Earlier, Kolkata was the capital of India.
Year 1971
Indian Parliament repealed the provision of facilities and expenses enjoyed by former kings.
Year 1996
Agreement between India and Bangladesh on the sharing of Ganga water.
Year 2001
Indian tested missile ‘Earth’.
Year 2016
Priyanka Chopra appointed UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Born 1777
Alexander I, the Emperor of Russia.
Born 1863
Edvard Munch, a Norwegian painter.
Born 1875
Gerd von Rundstedt, a German field marshal.
Born 1881
Harry Warner, an American studio executive, and co-founder of Warner Bros.
Born 1905
Mulk Raj Anand, an Indian writer in English.
Born 1927
Robert Noyce, an American physicist.
Born 1940
Sharad Pawar, an Indian politician from Baramati, Maharashtra.
Born 1941
S. Nambi Narayanan, an Indian scientist, and aerospace engineer.
Born 1948
PNC Menon, an Indian-born Omani billionaire businessman.
Born 1950
Rajinikanth, an Indian actor, screenwriter, and producer.
Born 1977
Chinedu Ikedieze, a Nigerian actor, entrepreneur, and serial investor.
Born 1981
Yuvraj Singh, a former Indian cricketer.
Born 1925
Dattu Phadkar, Indian cricketer (d. 1985)
Died 1777
Albrecht von Haller, a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, naturalist, bibliographer, and poet.
Died 1843
William I, the third King of the Netherlands.
Died 1849
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, a French-born British engineer.
Died 1930
Bābu Genu, an Indian freedom fighter, and a revolutionary.
Died 1964
Maithili Sharan Gupt, one of the most important modern Hindi poets.
Died 2000
J. H. Patel, the 15th Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Died 2005
Ramanand Sagar, an Indian film director.
Died 2006
Alan Shugart, an American engineer, entrepreneur, and business executive.
Died 2012
Nityanand Swami, the first chief minister of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Died 2015
Sharad Anantrao Joshi, Indian farmer and politician (b. 1935)