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Historical Event on 8/12/1905
Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/14/1968 | Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000. |
| 8/29/1880 | Madhav Shrihari Ane, greatest Freedom fighter, was born. |
| 8/29/1880 | Mughals capture Ahmednagar. |
| 3/1/1909 | First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established. |
| 8/21/1995 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983. |
| 12/24/1924 | Mohammed Rafi, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 12/22/1866 | Mazharul Haque, great social reformer, nationalist, journalist, poet, writer and politician, was born at Bahpura, Bihar. |
| 1/20/1993 | Bindeshwari Dube, former Chief Minister Bihar, passed away. |
| 6/5/1966 | Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent. |
| 11/23/1994 | 100 killed in a stampede of Govari Samaj people during a protest march towards Nagpur Assembly. |
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