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Historical Event on 12/8/1900

Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/9/1989Shyama Charan Shukla sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
1/28/1992Umanath Vachaspati, Magsesey Award winner, passed away.
3/18/1944Azad Hind Fauj entered India (Japanese army) from the border of Burma and invaded north eastern India.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
6/10/1966MIG aeroplanes were designed at Nashik.
12/20/1866Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born.
4/19/1993Sanjay Dutt, film star, was held under TADA for possessing an AK-56 rifle.
6/25/1900Louis Mountbatten, last British Voiceroy and first Governor General of independent India, was born at England.
9/16/2000Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.