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Historical Event on 12/8/1942
Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/2/2000 | The Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry clears Ms. Deepa Mehta's film ''Water'' after the director agreed to make some changes in the script. |
| 1/19/1982 | Bombay High Court finds allegations against Chief Minister A. R. Antulay justified. Antulay resigns. |
| 8/7/1887 | Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born. |
| 3/28/1956 | Tirumalai Ananthanpillai Sekhar, great Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), was born in Madras. |
| 9/26/1923 | Dev Anand, film producer, director and actor, was born. |
| 12/30/1993 | Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress. |
| 12/28/1951 | Recognition to Libya by India accorded. |
| 12/10/1886 | Rameshwari Nehru, social worker and freedom fighter, was born at Lahore. |
| 12/21/1788 | Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him. |
| 8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
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