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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
4/14/1944Blast in ammunition loaded on 1,318 tonned freighter 'S. S. Fort Stikine' which was anchored in Victoria Dock at Bombay. The explosion killed 1376 people, wrecking 27 ships and destroying 40,000 tons of food.
8/9/1911Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay.
8/9/1911Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
9/28/1984First floodlights lit ODI between India and Australia held outside of Australia at New Delhi.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
5/19/1980Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away.