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Historical Event on 12/3/1984

3,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1949Process of the integration of the Indian State was completed when the last three states - Tripura, Manipur and Banaras were merged.
3/5/1992Sunder, comedy actor, passed away.
10/26/1950Mother Teresa founded Mission of Charity in Calcutta, India.
6/7/1965Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away.
5/14/1976Pakistan and India agree to resume diplomatic ties.
2/12/1871Charles Freer Andrews, great social worker, humanitarian, leader and a true friend of India, was born in New-Castle-on-Tyne in U.K.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
6/24/1869Hari Chapekar Damodar was born virtually. He was the first terrorist of India.
2/8/1989Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.