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Historical Event on 12/8/1875

Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
4/2/1991Haryana Governor recommends President's rule.
3/1/1994Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.
2/15/1993India regains ""Rubber"" after 6 years by beating England by an innings and 70 runs at Madras.
4/18/1898Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials.
11/1/1858Her Majesty Queen Victoria was no longer amused with the Company's loss of control, and India came directly under the Crown of 'Princes, Chiefs and People of India'. Britain Government took over administrative powers from East India Company to rule India.
9/15/1947Gandhi deplores the idea of population transfer.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
4/18/1992Russia suspends transfer of rocket technology to India.