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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
1/26/1957India annexes Kashmir, Constitution for incorporation with India goes into effect.
2/1/1855East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
10/13/1998India, Mauritius sign an agreement on civil aviation in New Delhi in the presence of its two Prime Ministers.
9/6/1774British Government supported Peshwa Raghunath Rao to re-conqure Pune.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
6/7/1999Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999.
3/1/1992Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away.
12/15/1991Satyajit Ray, film maestro, awarded Special Oscar for his lifetime achievement.
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.