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Historical Event on 8/12/1952
Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/26/1882 | Telephone line started working between Mumbai and Calcutta. |
| 2/1/1968 | United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi. |
| 6/6/1994 | The 20-day old Limboo Ministry in Sikkim wins vote of confidence. |
| 4/13/1997 | Paes-Bhupathi corner doubles glory in the Gold Flake Open tennis in Chennai. |
| 6/20/1921 | Tilak University was established. |
| 7/17/1937 | Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95. |
| 4/11/1999 | Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai. |
| 12/10/1969 | Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production. |
| 2/19/1986 | Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station. |
| 9/16/1932 | Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize. |
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