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Historical Event on 12/8/1875
Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/2/1938 | Chandra K. N. Patel was born at Baramati near Pune. In 1974, he was the youngest scientist to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Besides, he is the recipient of the Ballantine Medal, The Worykin Award and The lamme Medal. Chandra K. N. Patel is the Executive Director of one of the divisions of the AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA. |
| 6/27/1999 | India won the four-nation under-21 women's hockey title, defeating England in the final at the Kean University, New Jersey. |
| 10/11/1902 | Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time. |
| 11/19/1991 | Two national commissions on women set up. |
| 3/6/1928 | Nilkanth Ramanbhai Mahipatrao, famous Gujrati litterateur, critic, dramatist and social reformer, died. |
| 3/16/1946 | India calls Attlee's independence offer contradictory, 'a propaganda move'. |
| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
| 2/8/1986 | Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96). |
| 10/31/1997 | Rushmi Chakravarthy makes it a double in the National hardcourt tennis in Mumbai. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
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