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Historical Event on 12/8/1932

Indian Air Force Act was passed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/29/1972Prithviraj Kapoor, famous film actor, passed away.
11/14/199710th International Film Festival for children and young people ambles into Hyderabad atop Gajju, the delightful elephant mascot. About 125 films from 30 countries will be screened.
9/29/1708British East India Company and New East India company merged.
4/18/1961Pamella Bordes, photographer and model, was born in New Dehli, India.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
8/13/1963Sisir Kumar Mitra, Physics scientist, died at the age of 73.
9/28/1985The first Indian Army expedition, sailing around the world in a small 37 feet fibre glass yacht named ""Trishna"", sailed off from Bombay. (10-1-87).
7/3/1979Construction of the main second Howrah Bridge (Vidyasagar Setu) started.
3/20/2000Unidentified militants gun down 35 Sikhs in the south Kashmir village of Chatti Singhpora in one of the worst incidents of violence in the State.
10/15/1902Bhaurao Krishnarao Gaekwad, great leader, was born. He was a colleagu of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.