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Historical Event on 3/12/1992

A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/23/1993PM arrives in Tashkent.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
12/20/1959Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
11/1/1954French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India.
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.
4/14/1905Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal.
1/25/1932Rammanohar Vishnunarayan Tripathi, great social worker and political leader of Maharashtra, was born.
5/31/1987Daman and Diu to remain as union territories after Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
2/23/1908Maharaj Kumar Raghubir Sinh, famous Hindi writer and historian, was born.