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Historical Event on 8/12/1868

Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/12/1967Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia also known as "Dauntless Dr. Lohia", freedom fighter, social reformer and socialist leader, died at the Willingdon Nursing Home, New Delhi. He had founded the 'Praja Socialist Party' in 195
1/30/1908Gandhiji was summoned to see General Smuts at Pretoria and released on reaching a compromise.
11/14/1955Employees' State Insurance Corporation was inaugurated by the President.
2/18/1983Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results.
2/21/1894Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar, famous scientist, was born at Bhera, Punjab.
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
11/19/1977Cyclone hits Andhra Pradesh causing flooding and tidal waves and killing 10,000.
9/14/1820Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.
4/18/1959India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation.
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.