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Historical Event on 8/12/1992

72 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/16/1933Shani, writer of novel 'Kalajal' and film 'Shaukin', was born.
4/15/1946Triumphant over flesh and pain they passed away our day of peace to Cain. The original memorial was erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
2/8/1967Indira Gandhi was hit in face by a stone while addressing crowd.
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
6/23/1761Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June.
8/22/1984R. Venkataraman was elected the Vice President of India (1984 -1987).
3/22/1971Shri Hanuman Prasad Poddar, great social reformer, revolutionary and poet, passed away.
2/17/1992S. V. Sheshadri, sports journalist, passed away.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.