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Historical Event on 12/13/1984
The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/30/1995 | G. Umapati, filmmaker, died. |
7/12/1947 | Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad. |
10/19/1970 | First Indian-made MIG-21 handed over to the Air Force. Privy purses and privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
11/11/1675 | Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day. |
11/5/1951 | Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup. |
1/17/1833 | William Rush, Indian sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), passed away. |
3/2/1994 | President's rule in J & K extended. |
2/10/1990 | Saroj Mukherjee, WB's CPI(M) secretary, died. |
11/7/1995 | G-15 summit concludes calling for South-South cooperation and reduction of trade barriers, tariffs among the member countries, stability of interest and exchange rates. |
10/26/1999 | India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). |
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