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Historical Event on 12/8/1994

At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/18/1953Backward Classes Commission inaugurated.
3/18/1953Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory.
9/27/1760Mir Zafar was deposed and his son-in-law Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal. He ruled till July 7, 1763.
2/17/1618First English Ambassador Sir Thomas Roe returned to England after meeting Emperor Jahangir in his court.
1/1/1914Dhirendra Nath Mukherji, social worker, was born at Bankura, West Bengal.
10/16/1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.
8/15/1997K.Sasikaran gets third IM norm in British Open Chess tournament.
2/7/2000Kamaluddin Ahmed, former APCC(I) president and four times Congress MP, joins the BJP.
5/13/1791Lord Cornwallis retreated back to Madras after the battle of Arikera.
7/13/1974India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley.