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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
11/27/2000Supreme Court grants bail to four AIADMK men accused in the 2nd February Dharmapuri bus burning incident.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
3/15/1969Indian Navy's first Helicopter Squadron was commissioned in Goa.
7/27/1992Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.
7/27/1992Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle.
11/13/1780Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.
6/9/1992Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.
12/28/2000The Kanchi Acharya presents the Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati national eminence awards to former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi (in absentia), scientist Ramnarayan Agarwal and pravachan artist Rameshbhai Ojha.
1/29/1996S.R. Bommai was replaced by Laloo Prasad Yadav as Janata Dal president.
4/30/1992Over 7 years after the gas disaster, a Bhopal court orders attachment of Carbide properties in India.