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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
1/28/2000Indian junior cricket team wins the Youth cricket World Cup.
7/8/1914Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.
4/8/1993Dasarath Deb, veteran tribal leader, elected leader of the Left and Democratic Front legislature party in Tripura.
3/17/1991The first Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-IA completes three years of successful operation. (18-3-91).
10/4/1977Atal Bihari Vajpayee, External Affairs Minister of India, addressed the UNO General Assembly in Hindi language.
9/14/1953Andhra Pradesh was established. Hyderabad became the capital instead of Karnul.
3/21/1995Lok Sabha passes Patent Bill by amending the Patent (Amendment) Act 1970.
4/30/1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.
1/1/1999This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"".
5/10/1905Pankaj Malik, music director, was born.