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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
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
10/28/1627Jahangir, Mughal emperor, weak from asthma and no food, died at Bhimghar near Kashmir. He was buried at Shahdara (Lahore) on the banks of the Ravi. During his last days, he remained in the custody of Aurangzeb. ( 28/10 or 7/11).
7/23/1923Navinchandra Chimanlal Pandya, great educationist, was born at Prantij, Ahmedabad.
7/10/1998India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts.
1/9/1994Indian diplomats and staff members evacuated from war-ravaged Kabul.
6/29/1976Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born.
2/15/1997Conference of Inter-Parliamentary Union in New Delhi.
1/26/1981Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval.
1/12/1993Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested.
6/20/1948Lord Mountbatten resigns as the Governor General of Indian Union.