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Historical Event on 8/12/1997
Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/14/1996 | CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal. |
| 1/10/1908 | Gandhiji adopts word, ""Satyagraha"" in place of ""Passive Resistance"". Sentenced to two months' imprisonment for failure to leave Transvaal. |
| 5/27/1998 | Minoo Masani, 92, co-founder of the Swatantra Party, passed away in Mumbai after a brief illness. |
| 6/23/1987 | D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991. |
| 12/11/1783 | Peshwa Raghobadada, who ruled upto Atak, passed away. |
| 6/6/1997 | U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 1/29/1968 | Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, one Test for India, died. |
| 9/22/1687 | Aurangzeb ended Kutubshah kingdom. |
| 6/24/1908 | Gopinath, famous Kathakali dancer, was born. |
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