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Historical Event on 8/12/1868

Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1968Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act.
11/25/1992Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
9/12/1993Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Hitendra Desai died.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
2/6/1998V. V. S. Laxman scores 301* for Hyderabad against Bihar.
1/25/1856Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians.
1/1/1981Colaba District renamed as Raigad District.
11/14/1993Former Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, who quit JD, joins BJP.