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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.

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4/6/1930	Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
2/15/1992	Kesri Publications started the first Indian newspaper in `Brail' lipi (language).
12/17/1933	Lala Amarnath scores a century (118) in his Test Cricket debut.
5/11/1991	Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.
9/10/1980	Mangalore University established.
8/12/1997	Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
2/2/1953	All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi.
11/11/1958	Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia.
12/22/1887	Srinivas Ramanujam, India's greatest mathematician, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
8/3/1997	Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal.

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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.

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.