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Historical Event on 8/12/1973

Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died.

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9/1/1976Indira Gandhi asks for sweeping new powers at New Delhi.
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3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.
2/25/1938Farokh Manekshaw Engineer, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1961-75), was born in Bombay.
8/2/1987Vishwanathan Anand becomes the first Asian to win the World Junior Chess championship.
12/29/1989Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.
9/16/1931R. Ramachandra Rao, cricket test umpire for one test in 1986-87, was born at Tamil Nadu.
7/18/1993Rail, road traffic disrupted.