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Historical Event on 12/8/1911

Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1921Prince of Wales visited India and Congress observed all India strike.
7/20/1991Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical wonder"".
11/17/1948Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.
12/19/1994K. A. P. Vishwanathan, famous Tamil author, passed away.
1/28/1933India in Waldorf Hotel in London read out a four and a half page note in Cambridge.
1/17/1923Rangey Raghav, famous hindi writer, was born.
6/30/1928Kalyanji, famous music director, was born.
3/5/1993The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment.
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
9/24/1932Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast.