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Historical Event on 8/12/1991

Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1976Air Chief Marshal Om Prakash Mehra, PVSM, retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
6/9/1900Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
6/24/1763Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
6/19/1995In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House.
11/5/1995Narsimha Rao, PM, reaches Argentina for G-15 summit at Buenos Aires.
5/22/1991Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer.
4/18/1918Amboo alias Lalita Pawar was born in Indore. She will be always remembered as the a leading film actress and character artist. Her first film was 'Ganimi Kawa' (1928). Some of the other films of silent era are Shri Balaji, Bhimsen, Champion of the Sward, Chatur Sunderi, Goodbye Marriage, Flaming Soul, Kailash.
3/30/1699Guru Govind Singh the 10th Guru of Sikh's established 'Khalsa Panth'.
9/6/1995New broad gauge train ""Palace on Wheels"" started between Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.