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Historical Event on 12/8/1999
Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/7/1864 | P. S. S. Iyyer, famous lawyer and educationalist, was born. |
| 10/24/1953 | Selection of the Dassault Ouragan fighter from France at this time reflected the decision to initiate diversification of supply sources. The first four of over 100 Ouragans, or 'Toofanis' as they were to become known in the IAF, reached Palam Airport from France and this type re-equipped Nos.8, 3 and 4 Squadrons in that order. |
| 1/12/1955 | Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 4/6/1985 | Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final. |
| 4/30/1958 | Shiekh Abdulla taken into custody. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
| 11/1/1949 | Thomason Collage at Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, was raised to the status of an Engineering University - the first of its kind in India. |
| 1/3/1947 | Gandhiji toured the riot-affected areas in Bihar from January 3 to January 29. |
| 2/4/1992 | National Renewal Fund for industries set up. |
| 10/5/1989 | Meerasahib Fatima Beevi, former High Court judge from Kerala, was named the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. |
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