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Historical Event on 8/12/1905
Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1968 | Salil Ashok Ankola, cricketer (Indian pace bowler one Test 1989), was born in Solapur. |
| 5/13/1991 | P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail. |
| 4/27/1606 | Jahangir arrested Khusroo. |
| 8/1/2000 | Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik. |
| 7/27/1972 | Charu Majumdar, father of Naxalite Movement and the founder President of C.O.I.(M-L), died in prison. |
| 8/17/1761 | William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people. |
| 7/7/1998 | Nag, indigenously developed anti-tank missile, is test-fired again. |
| 10/9/1964 | K. M. George established the Kerala Congress Party. |
| 9/25/1914 | Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born. |
| 5/13/1994 | Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament. |
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