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Historical Event on 8/12/1868
Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/8/1952 | The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva. |
| 3/11/1881 | Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore. |
| 3/14/1997 | Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan. |
| 12/20/1956 | Saint Gadgebaba died. |
| 6/23/1757 | The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, incharge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal. |
| 8/7/1906 | First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee. |
| 8/25/1919 | Bindeshwari Prasad Mandal, former Chief Minister of Bihar and President of Mandal Commission, was born. |
| 10/16/1994 | CIA connection to CN Annadurai alleged in book on Seshan, Jayalalitha obtains stay. |
| 8/25/1917 | The first significant step towards the Indianization of the Army was initiated when seven selected Indians, serving in the Army, were granted King's Commission in the Infantry and the Cavalry. Before the World War ended, two more Indians, who previously held temporary commissions, were granted King's Commission. |
| 12/12/2000 | A special court for CBI cases rejects Hinduja brothers' plea and summons them to appear on January 19, 2001. |
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