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Historical Event on 12/8/1857

Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1943Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.
5/14/1996H.D. Deve Gowda elected leader of the third front as its prime ministerial candidate.
7/29/1995Anup Jalota, famous Bhajan and Ghazal singer, was born.
7/12/1909Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.
3/13/1997Sister Nirmala Joshi, 63, is chosen to succeed Mother Teresa as the Superior-General of Missionaries of Charity.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
10/30/1949Pramond Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan was born in Mahaboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh).
8/20/1998The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj.
8/20/1998Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.