August12
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Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir.
Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill.
Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born.
Major Gegeral Himmat Singh, Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Duputy Defence Minister, was born.
Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrati one-act player, play wright story writer and novelist, was born.
Japan, Britain reach an accord determining spheres of influence in Far East; India to remain with the British.
Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
Bar Council of India debars full-time law teachers from practising as lawyers.
Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram.
Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
Dayanand Balkrishna Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, died.
Uttarancha State plan meets with difficulty owing to differences on inclusion of Udham Singh Nagar and Hardwar district.