|
|
Historical Event on 8/12/1979
Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/6/1931 | Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow. |
| 1/18/1995 | Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala. |
| 5/10/1977 | Jahangir Khan, famous musician, passed away. |
| 7/15/1903 | Kumaraswamy Kamraj, great freedom fighter, social reformer, political leader and member of the Lok Sabha, was born in a trading family at Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu. |
| 9/24/1629 | Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies. |
| 7/25/1991 | Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao, famous economist and former central minister, passed away. |
| 3/29/1977 | S. N. Mathur became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 02/05/77). |
| 11/1/1990 | JD Government in Gujarat, headed by Chimanbhai Patel, defeats no-confidence motion with Congress (I) support. |
| 9/11/1824 | Shivling Surge died at Alpayu. |
| 1/10/1996 | 27th International Film Festival of India begins in New Delhi. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
