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Historical Event on 12/8/1920
A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1998 | 24-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. |
| 1/24/1952 | The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema. |
| 2/25/1909 | Gandhiji arrested at Volksrust; sentenced to 3 months. |
| 2/24/1922 | Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG Test for India 1948), was born in Darkati, Punjab. |
| 9/12/1932 | Vijaya Shriniwas Jahagirdas, famous Marathi story writer and poet, was born. |
| 5/28/1907 | Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 6/23/1810 | Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed. |
| 9/6/1994 | Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties. |
| 12/8/1996 | Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days.) |
| 3/9/1997 | Bangladesh and Chakma refugee leaders sign a historic agreement for repatriation of the 50,000 refugees sheltered in six camps in Tripura for the past 11 years. |
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