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Historical Event on 8/12/1992

72 militants surrendered before Punjab CM Beant Singh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1982Firaq Gorakhpuri ""Raghupati Sahay"", great writer, nationalist and who revolutionised Urdu poetry, died.
9/11/1991V. S. Narayan, 'Janmabhumi' Newspaper Group chief, died.
11/3/1986Dr. Indrachandra Shastri, versatile in Sanskrit and Pali, died.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
6/4/1987A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.
8/1/1916Mrs. Annie Besant in cooperation with Bal Gangadhar Tilak started the Home Rule League Movement with Dadabhai Naoroji as its President.
3/27/1989T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.
8/20/1995Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched.
10/11/1923Harish Chandra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.
3/22/1949SSC Examination system started.