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Historical Event on 12/8/1911

Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1702Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.
8/13/1997Supreme Court lays down guidelines and norms for the effective enforcement of the basic human right of gender equality and guarantee against sexual harassment at work places.
2/7/1997Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''.
10/1/1993Two more Election Commissioners appointed.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
5/17/1927A.N. Radhakrishnan, great educationist, was born.
10/1/1958Metric System of weights was introduced in India.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.