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Historical Event on 12/8/1930

British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1994L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.
10/27/1947Indian Governments accepts King of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Harisingh's accession merging Jammu and Kashmir in India and sends its troops. Accession of Jammu and Kashmir was then officially announced. No. 12 Sqn was to initiate the remarkable feat of air-lifting the first Sikhs from Palam onto the rough and dusty Srinagar airstrip without planning or reconnaissance as the initial Indian response to the sizeable insurgent forces that were pouring across the border into Jammu and Kashmir.
8/4/1997Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo).
8/7/1947BEST services were started by Mumbai Mahanagarpalika.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
7/9/1938Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
7/29/1983First Pilot-less Aeroplane of India was tested successfully by the Aeronautical Development Establishment near Kolar.
2/11/1993Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
3/19/1998BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India.