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Historical Event on 12/3/1984

3,000 people died and more than 50,000 people were badly affected when they inhaled poisonous toxic gas emission from the Union Carbide plant. This event is better known as ""the Bhopal Gas Tragedy"", the biggest industrial disaster that occured in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
10/9/2000A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases.
1/19/1839Aden conquered by British East India Company.
1/14/1995Ban on VHP re-imposed.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
9/3/1987Vishwanathan Anand, 17, becomes India's first and the world's youngest Grandmaster.
2/18/1946Cabinet Mission in India.
8/1/1966Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was established at Palampur under the aegis of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, to cater to the need of hilly areas of erstwhile Punjab.
2/19/1986Computerised railway ticket reservation system was introduced in New Delhi Railway station.
5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.