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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 |
| 12/16/1867 | Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus. |
| 5/4/1994 | Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service. |
| 7/21/1930 | Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born. |
| 5/8/1959 | Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China. |
| 3/18/1997 | Indo-Bangladesh friendship treaty, signed 25 years ago, expires. |
| 1/19/1931 | The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also. |
| 6/15/1907 | Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra). |
| 5/3/1936 | Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], famous singer, was born in Madras, India. |
| 8/28/1993 | President's rule in J&K extended for another six months. |
| 10/23/1992 | The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign |
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