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Historical Event on 12/8/1879
Jatindranath Mukherjee (Jatin Bagha), famous revolutionary, was born in Jessore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/9/1981 | Durga Bai Deshmukh passed away at Hyderabad. She was a social reformer, freedom fighter, planner, administrator, educationist and parliamentarian. She worked for peace, social welfare and for betterment of the downtrodden. |
| 8/15/1947 | Sir Cyril Radcliffe Award on the new boundaries of West Punjab, East Punjab, West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam. |
| 11/25/1984 | Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away. |
| 5/7/1985 | Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards. |
| 6/12/1970 | Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away. |
| 1/25/2000 | The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman. |
| 4/10/1982 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1A) launched. First operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite procured from U.S.A.(Cape Canaveral). |
| 12/11/1999 | Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. |
| 5/12/1966 | Sardar Sikandar Hayat, President of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, resigns. |
| 7/19/1949 | Raja of Tehri Garhwal announces merger with Indian Union. |
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