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Historical Event on 8/12/1905

Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/20/1999Shobha Subrahmanyam, managing director of the Ananda Bazaar Patrika Group of publications, was elected President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 1999-2000.
4/12/1978After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition.
3/1/1997India `A' blanks Sri Lanks 5-0 in the inaugural tennis `Tests' in Delhi.
10/1/1993The two helicopters along with the first batch of fifteen personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. The two helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
5/29/1952The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
7/1/1992Truck operators begin nation-wide strike to press for the abolition of toll tax and octroi.
9/25/1914Devilal, former deputy Prime Minister of India and leader of farmers, was born.
8/15/1942Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace.
7/12/1996Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.