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Historical Event on 12/8/1900
Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/7/1956 | Vinoo Mankad scores 231 vs New Zealand, 413 opening stand with Roy. |
| 9/28/1964 | The simmering dispute of India and Pakistan between the Hindus and Muslims erupted again in Kashmir. Fighting was also reported on this day in the Indian province of Rajasthan. China, which supported Pakistan in the dispute, sent massed troops on its border. |
| 2/2/1959 | Indira Gandhi was elected the president of the ruling Congress Executive Party. Thereby Congress spilt,and leftist formed Swantantra Party. |
| 1/20/1817 | Ram Mohun Roy started Hindu College in Calcutta with the help of Justice H. East David Hare. This college was later renamed as the Presidency College. |
| 7/14/1856 | Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born. |
| 1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
| 7/24/1999 | Vimala Ranadive (84), senior CPI(M) leader, died in Mumbai. |
| 3/15/1969 | Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa. |
| 3/27/1989 | T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989. |
| 2/7/1922 | Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign. |
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