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Historical Event on 12/13/1984

The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1963Kewalam Madhav Panikkar, veteran politician and famous historian, passed away.
11/19/19829th Asian Games started in Delhi.
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
7/15/1992Lucknow High Court stays any construction activity near the disputed temple in Ayodhya.
3/28/1986Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India.
12/14/1895George VI, King of England (1936-52), was born.
4/17/1917V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai).
3/26/1997Andhra Pradesh Assembly passes a Bill to amend the Prohibition Act, ending the state's 2-year experiment with total prohibition.
6/15/1960Bardwan University was established in West Bengal.