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Historical Event on 8/12/1928

The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1987Arvind Deshpande, famous actor, died.
2/22/1858Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged.
6/25/1999PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
10/10/1957Jagdeep', a children's film, won the first prize at the Ninth International Exhibition of Films for Children at Venice.
11/16/1921Nearly 700 Mopalh rebels were killed by the Gurkhas as they attacked the Pandikkad post at Delhi.
12/20/1987Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup .
10/20/198121-month-old Left United Front Ministry led by E. K. Nayanar resigns in Kerala.
7/18/1992Kanandevi, famous Bengali actress, passed away.
9/9/1923First magazine 'Kiran' was published by Ravikiran Mandal.