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Historical Event on 8/12/1919

Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/28/1950Bhagwaticharan, great revolutionary, passed away.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
1/1/1664Shivaji marched towards Surat.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.
5/1/1922Madhu Limaye, great politician, freedom fighter, writer and national leader, was born at Pune, Maharashtra.
10/4/1993PM surveys the quake-hit villages and sanctioned Rs. 50 crore.
12/20/1850Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born.
3/12/1913Yashvantrao Balvantrao Chavan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, was born.
1/8/1906Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated.