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Historical Event on 12/3/1984

3,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1959Jasu Patel takes 9-69 during India vs Australia tour at Kanpur.
7/28/1989Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was disqualified from Rajya Sabha. It was the first case of such disqualification from the House under anti-defection law.
5/10/1985P. N. Bhagawati appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
3/7/1956A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
1/12/2000Dr. Gurudev S. Khush of the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute wins the Wolf prize for Agriculture for the year 2000.
12/23/1926Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.
6/1/1947Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.
12/6/1929British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.
11/29/1945Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended.