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Historical Event on 8/12/1979
Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/10/1921 | Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth. |
| 5/20/1776 | Malharrao Holkar, founder of Indoor, passed away. |
| 6/25/2000 | India lifts the Asia Cup sub-junior hockey championship in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 10/10/1896 | Jananayak Debeswar Sarmah, freedom fighter, architect and nationalist, was born at Jorhat, Assam. |
| 4/18/1978 | Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90. |
| 7/5/1947 | Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July. |
| 5/16/1932 | Hundreds die in fighting between Muslims and Hindus at Bombay. |
| 12/29/1965 | First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory. |
| 6/18/1997 | Prakash Padukone launches IBC. |
| 6/11/1991 | Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls. |
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