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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 |
| 11/5/1945 | Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi. |
| 2/19/1992 | Shridhar Narayan Bendre, famous painter, passed away. |
| 6/19/1966 | Shiv Sena was established. |
| 9/23/1803 | British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye. |
| 3/23/1898 | Nalinibala Devi, Assamia poet, was born. |
| 1/19/1931 | The first Round Table Conference held in London ended. This conference was attended by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar also. |
| 3/17/1987 | Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak. |
| 11/23/1997 | Nirad C.Chaudhuri, famous author, completed 100 years of his life. |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
| 3/12/1972 | Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats. |
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