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Historical Event on 3/12/1992

A devastating wave of car-bomb explosions killed an estimated 300 people and injured hundreds more today in the large western Indian port city of Bombay. The first blast ripped through the city's stock exchange building, and minutes later a dozen slightly less powerful explosions rocked the bustling city center.The bomb attacks appeared to have been part of a carefully planned operation.The devices were clearly meant to cause maximum loss of life and damage to property.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1986Lok Sabha passes Constitution 53rd Amendment bill conferring statehood on Mizoram.
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
3/24/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India.
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.
6/11/200027 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).
2/10/1931Capital of India shifted from Old Delhi to New Delhi, formal inauguration of New Delhi City took place.
1/9/1854Govind Vasudev Kanitkar, noted poem writier, novelist and translator, was born.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
4/18/2000The Board of Control for Cricket in India adopts a six-point code of conduct for the players.