Historical Events -  July 12

1674: The Maratha ruler Shivaji Maharaj signed a treaty of friendship with the East India Company.

1961 : Panshet and Khadakwasla dam burst. Floods in Pune killed 2,000 people, displaced 100,000.

1982 : Establishment of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

1985 : P. N. Bhagwati became the 17th Chief Justice of India.

1998 : France defeated defending champions Brazil 3-0 to win the 16th FIFA World Cup.

2005 : International cricket umpire David Shepherd took retirement from international cricket.

 

Famous Birthdays – July 12

100 BC: Julius Caesar, Roman politician and general.

1817: Henry Thoreau, an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher.

1854: George Eastman, an American entrepreneur.

1909: Bimal Roy, an Indian film director.

1962: Shiva Rajkumar, an Indian film actor, producer, and television presenter.

1965: Sanjay Manjrekar, an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. 

1997: Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for woman education.

 

Death Anniversaries -  on July 12

1910: Charles Rolls, co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. 

1999: Rajendra Kumar, an Indian film actor.

2012: Dara Singh, an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and politician. 

2013: Pran, an Indian actor.

2013: Amar Bose, an American entrepreneur and academic.