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Historical Event on 8/12/1973
Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/28/1975 | As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence. |
| 11/27/2000 | Supreme Court grants bail to four AIADMK men accused in the 2nd February Dharmapuri bus burning incident. |
| 7/17/1937 | Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95. |
| 8/23/1995 | First ever cellular phone service begins in Calcutta. |
| 8/5/1909 | Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 9/16/1916 | D. R. Samant, journalist and social reformer, was born at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. |
| 7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
| 1/6/1818 | Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection. |
| 11/27/1976 | Gajanan Tryambak Madkholkar, famous journalist, novelist and critic, passed away. |
| 11/29/1959 | Govind Sakharam Serdesai, Jagirdar Raobahadur, passed away. |
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