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Historical Event on 12/3/1999

Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
5/31/1818Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
6/18/1946First Satyagraha movement was started for Goa liberation from the Portuguese.
8/4/1997Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members.
2/19/1915Gopal Krishna Gokhale, social reformer, political leader and freedom fighter, passed away.
1/15/1996Restoration of the original name of the city as ""Mumbai"" for Bombay Vide Maharashtra Act No, XXV of 1996.
9/24/1873Mahatma Jyotirao Phule established the 'Satyashodhak Samaj'.
1/3/1997Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds.