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Historical Event on 12/13/1984
The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.

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12/11/1999	Dr. M. L. Madhu, poet and translator, wins the Pushkin Gold Medal award.
11/14/1889	Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957.
1/2/1967	University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State.
10/1/1958	Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
8/3/1985	Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.
10/17/1979	Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
11/21/1992	27 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.
1/10/1963	Gold Control Measures Plan was started by the Government of India.
3/20/1959	For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
4/4/1984	Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.

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Historical Event on 12/13/1984 The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.

Historical Event on 12/13/1984
The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.