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Historical Event on 8/12/1997

Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
10/11/1994Molly Chacko at Hiroshima sets record for 3000m (Women) in 9.06.42.
11/27/1935Prakash Bhandari, cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), was born in Delhi
2/8/1999Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.
9/14/1932Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.
2/7/1994C. T. Kamdar, famous industrialist and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.
8/13/1995Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar.
11/21/1963First sounding rocket launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). Thus started India's space programme.
12/14/1864Jagat Narayan, law expert and educationist, was born.