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Historical Event on 8/12/1952

Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1994N.T. Rama Rao, TDP leader in Andhra Pradesh, and Pavan Kumar Chamling, leader of Sikkim Democratic Front, take oath of office; Rishang Keishing of Manipur sworn in as CM; Liquor banned in AP by NT Rama Rao.
9/7/1998Prof. K. M. Chandy, Congress (I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, died in Kochi at the age of 77.
10/12/1995Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI.
11/2/1774Lord Robert Clive, one of the founders of British Rule in India, British Army Chief and Diplomat, died. He committed suicide in England at the age of 49 under strain of ill health and charges of his misdeeds in India.
8/20/1917Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra.
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
12/1/1921Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader, social reformer and freedom fighter was arrested by the British police for six months and sent to jail.
2/4/1994India elected to the executive boards of UNDP, UN Population Fund and UNICEF.
4/9/1965After Indo-Pak conflict of 1965, the Raksha Medal, Samar Seva Star and some others were introduced.
8/12/1997Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers.