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Historical Event on 12/8/1900

Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1999A woman is elected as the Speaker of the Sikkim Assembly.
8/27/1870Sharmajivi Sangha was established in Calcutta by Sashipada Banerji.
3/21/1916Ustad Bismilla Khan, clarionett Master, was born at Dumraon in Bihar.
2/1/1969Pinaki Chatterji and George Albert Duke on a two-man rowing expedition to the Andamans set out from Calcutta.
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
12/19/1988Umashankar Joshi, Gyanpeeth awardee and Gujrathi poet, died.
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
10/13/1998Salman Khan, Hindi film actor who was arrested on charges of killing protected wild animals near Jodhpur, is remanded to the custody of the Forest department.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
1/7/1990President returns the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bills of 1986 to Parliament at the instance of the Government.