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Historical Event on 8/12/1988
S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/11/1908 | New law suspends trial by jury and increases penalties for 'sedition.' |
| 1/29/1994 | Air India and Indian Airlines converted into companies. |
| 7/30/1883 | Badridas Goenka, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 3/23/1942 | Second World War was turning against the British and they needed the help of the Indians. So Prime Minister Churhill sent a delegation under Sir Stafford Cripps (Cripps Mission) to hold talks with the Indian leaders on the future of the subcontient in UK, which could not take place because of the non-cooperation movement and they left after a fortnight. They submitted their report in April 1942 which was rejected by the Congress and Muslim League. |
| 8/4/1997 | Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. |
| 4/2/1933 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj, jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, passed away. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the King of a great game"". He scored 989 Test runs with a 1st-class avg. 56. |
| 5/9/1907 | Two thousand dacoits riot in eastern Bengal. |
| 12/20/1866 | Panchkadi Banerjee, famous journalist and editor, was born. |
| 1/16/1896 | Jaideva Singh, famous musician and educationist, was born Shohratgarh, U.P. |
| 2/18/1906 | Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar, chief of 'Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh' (RSS), was born. |
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