Year 1674
The Maratha ruler Shivaji Maharaj signed a treaty of friendship with the East India Company.
JULY 12
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12 July: 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 July.
Observances & Special Days
World Paper Bag Day: Paper Bag Day is observed every year on July 12 to reaffirm the much-needed daily use of paper bags over plastic bags. This day is dedicated to spreading awareness of the ill effects of plastic and how detrimental they are to our environment.
Year 1961
Panshet and Khadakwasla dam burst. Floods in Pune killed 2,000 people, displaced 100,000.
Year 1982
Establishment of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Year 1985
P. N. Bhagwati became the 17th Chief Justice of India.
Year 1998
France defeated defending champions Brazil 3-0 to win the 16th FIFA World Cup.
Year 2005
International cricket umpire David Shepherd took retirement from international cricket.
Born 100 BC
Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general.
Born 1817
Henry Thoreau, an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher.
Born 1854
George Eastman, an American entrepreneur.
Born 1909
Bimal Roy, an Indian film director.
Born 1917
Satyendra Narayan Sinha, Indian statesman (d. 2006)
Born 1961
Shiva Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer
Born 1962
Shiva Rajkumar, an Indian film actor, producer, and television presenter.
Born 1965
Sanjay Manjrekar, an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer.
Born 1997
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for woman education.
Died 1910
Charles Rolls, co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm.
Died 1999
Rajendra Kumar, an Indian film actor.
Died 2012
Dara Singh, an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and politician.
Died 2013
Pran, an Indian actor.
Died 2013
Amar Bose, an American entrepreneur and academic.
Died 2018
Dada J. P. Vaswani, Indian spiritual leader (b. 1918)