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Historical Event on 12/8/1875

Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.
2/11/1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.
10/15/1987Times Eye Research Foundation was established in Amritsar, India.
4/22/1930Civil Disobedience at Dandi, 6th April 1930 and Civil Disobedience at Bombay, 7th April 1930, both documentary films produced by Krishna Film Co., Bombay, were prohibited by Censor Board on April 22, on the grounds that they were calculated to foster resistance to Government and to promote a breach of Law and Order.
2/7/1922Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign.
2/16/1982Jawaharlal Nehru was staged first time in Calcutta Invitation International Gold Cup Football Tournament.
1/16/1945Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born.
6/30/2000The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council adopts a resolution seeking separation from J&K.
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
9/24/1859Nana Saheb, alias Dhundu Pant, one of the top leaders of Sepoy Mutiny, passed away in Nepal.