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Historical Event on 12/8/1985
The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/14/1946 | Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi. |
| 11/7/1974 | South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup. |
| 4/15/1947 | The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence. |
| 3/18/1922 | Mohandas K. Gandhi ""Mahatma,"" the great spirit, sentenced by British authorities to six years in prison for sedition at Sabarmati. Gandhi was sentenced just eight days after he was arrested. The British acted hastily after government officials in London and India were criticized for not arresting him sooner. In London, the Secretary of State for India was forced to resign because of the controversy over Gandhi. In India, the arrests of Gandhi and other Indian nationalists had only increased sympathy for their cause. |
| 2/13/1977 | Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away. |
| 4/8/1919 | Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns. |
| 8/16/1923 | Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 10/12/1976 | Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died. |
| 4/17/1990 | Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people. |
| 2/27/1990 | Polls in Pondicherry and eight states. |
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