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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
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
3/31/1904British slaughter hundreds of Tibetans.
2/21/1878Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Paris.
10/16/1990Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour.
12/23/1990All India BMAC and VHP hand over theĀ historicalĀ and archaeological documents to support their claim to Home Ministry officials.
12/9/1999BJP expels former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.
11/16/1877Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer and innovator, died. He was the first Indian who was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, London. He introduced lighting by gas and was the first to build ""INDUS"", a steam-ship in India in 1833. He also introduced sewing machine, photography and electro-plat
7/20/1955Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.
6/10/1908Mary Clubwala Jadhav, politician and social worker, was born.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.