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Historical Event on 8/12/1868

Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.

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7/22/1992Security scam: Planning Commission member V. Krishnamurthy resigns.
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5/17/1994Nar Bahadur Bhandari voted out in Sikkim; Sikkim Sangram Parishad leader Sanchaman Limboo takes over as CM.
12/27/1996Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
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9/5/1979Earl of Mountbatten's funeral held in Burma.