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Historical Event on 12/3/1984

3,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1999Prof. Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate, is selected for Bharat Ratna.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
5/15/1949Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan.
8/15/1772Divani and Faujdary courts seperated by East India Company.
2/25/1909Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months.
2/2/1978The Indian National Congress (I) recognized as a national party and allotted the election symbol 'hand' (Palm).
2/2/1978Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi.
6/6/2000Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.
3/4/1924Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad' wrote the song 'Jhanda Ooncha Rahe Hamara'.
4/9/1994C. Rajeshwara Rao, 80, former General Secretary of Communist Party of India, passed away in Hyderabad.