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Historical Event on 12/8/1994
At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/14/1950 | Sri Raman Maharshi, modern south Indian saint, passed away . |
| 10/26/1943 | Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta. |
| 5/18/1972 | Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established. |
| 1/12/1993 | Police firing at 15 places in Bombay; four foreign militants arrested. |
| 9/8/1982 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77. |
| 12/3/1979 | Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 7/20/1636 | John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. |
| 9/30/1963 | The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives. |
| 9/15/1940 | Anil Yashwant Tipnis, Air Chief Marshal, was born. |
| 9/15/1940 | Bahadur Tair, under their leader Mongol of Hulagu Khan, captured Lahore. |
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