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.
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