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Historical Event on 12/8/1994

At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
1/14/1959Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, emerges as leading choice for president in New Delhi.
6/5/1997Prime Minister Gujral went on a 3-day visit to Nepal.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
12/3/1971During the ensuing melee, three of the Sabres were shot down while all Gnats returning to base were unscathed. The first blood of a new Indo-Pakistan air war had been drawn. Other encounters were to follow over the next 10 days within both Indian and Pakistani airspace, before a full-scale war began.
5/19/1991About 20 crore voters go to the polls in the first phase of election in 204 constituencies of the 10th Lok Sabha.
3/9/1897Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
6/1/1786Madras General Post Office started functioning.
8/1/1993Air Chief Marshal Swaroop Krishna Kaul PVSM, MVC, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/Dec/1995.