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Historical Event on 8/12/1973
Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/28/1991 | IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore. |
| 5/4/1932 | Many are arrested as Congress agents picket Bombay post offices in celebration of Gandhi Day. |
| 1/8/1996 | Maharashtra government clears Enron Dhabol power project at a tariff of Rs. 1.86 per unit. |
| 10/28/1964 | Padmabhushan Vaikunthbhai Mehta, famous Gandhian leader, passed away. |
| 3/3/1948 | B. S. Munje, founder of Bhosla Military School, passed away. |
| 7/1/1961 | Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal. |
| 5/29/1987 | Chaudhary Charan Singh, former Prime Minister, leader of farmers and freedom fighter, passed away at the age of 85 yrs. |
| 12/31/1929 | At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc. |
| 10/11/1991 | Resident Editor of Nagpur Times Ramnarayan Dube assassinated. |
| 10/14/1997 | The two millionth Maruti vehicle rolled out. |
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