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Historical Event on 8/12/1919

Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/1995Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS), India's first elevated suburban railway, becomes operational in Madras.
8/26/1984An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers.
4/20/1993Jharkhand Movement suspends its 36-days old economic blockade.
3/7/1921Kulwant Singh Virk, famous Hindi writer and journalist, was born.
7/8/1972Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), was born in Calcutta.
12/15/1995Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP.
7/1/1941C. Y. Chintamani died.
12/5/1946Dada Maharaj Satarkar passed away.
10/28/1947Sheikh Mohammad Abdulla invited to form an interim government in J&K.
10/12/1976Kumarnath Bagchi, famous Indian chemist, died.