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Historical Event on 8/12/1998
Uttarancha State plan meets with difficulty owing to differences on inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar district.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/24/1931 | 19 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir. |
| 12/6/1897 | Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born. |
| 5/30/1991 | Uma Shankar Dixit (90) passed away. |
| 12/17/2000 | The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off. |
| 9/11/1954 | Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born. |
| 7/20/1986 | India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games. |
| 12/28/1984 | Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority. |
| 1/6/1987 | An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi. |
| 7/4/1997 | Centre frees from its control nine top public sector undertakings, accounting for over Rs. 10,000 crore profits annually, to become global giants by providing them full financial and operational autonomy. This included newsprint and paper from licensing controls. |
| 10/16/1878 | Vallathol Narayana Menon, great freedom fighter, poet and writer, was born at Chennara village in Kerala. |
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