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Historical Event on 8/12/1928
The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/1/1999 | Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh. |
| 5/27/1990 | Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election. |
| 3/6/1991 | Chandrasekhar resigns as PM. |
| 11/19/1991 | Kashinath Anant (Rambhau Joshi), famous editor, passed away. |
| 12/4/1977 | Ajit Agarkar, promising Indian ODI all-rounder, was born. |
| 10/22/1937 | Gandhiji presided over the educational conference at Wardha and outlined his scheme of education through basic crafts. |
| 7/1/1962 | Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad. |
| 4/1/1992 | ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect. |
| 1/14/1994 | The first Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, instituted by ICMR in 1991-92, was announced in 1994 (Dr. G. Padamanabhan, Director, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is the first recipient of this Award). |
| 1/29/1781 | First Newspaper, J.A.Hickey's Bengal Gazette - January 29, 1781. |
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