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Historical Event on 8/12/1979

Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
9/11/1968Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam.
7/23/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
7/26/1994Government rejects JPC report on securities scandal.
5/17/19764 Indians successfully skied down from the slope of Trishul peak.
8/7/1905Indian National Congress declared to boycott the British goods for the first time against Bengal partition, and also advocated to buy ' Swadeshi.
2/5/1936Baba Maharaj Satarkar (Nilkanth Gyaneshwar Gore - Satarkar) was born.
11/25/1977John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79).
5/18/1945Bhagwat Subramaniam Chandrasekhar, cricketer (brilliant Indian leggie 1964-79), was born in Banglore. He received Arjun Award and Padmashree awards in 1972.