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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
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.
5/21/1973Mohan Kumarmangalam, Central Minister, passed away in an air crash near Delhi.
3/25/1990Lakshadweep Council elections.
10/31/1991Karsevaks' hoist flags on Masjid in Ayodhya.
4/8/1953Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away.
9/18/1941Arjuncharan Srimukh Sethi was born in Odang village in Balasore (now known as Bhadrak) in Orissa.
9/29/1981Delhi-Srinagar Indian Airlines Boeing 737 flight was diverted to Lahore, Pakistan by five Khalistan activists of the Dal Khalsa International. On board there were 117 passengers out of which 66 were freed on arrival in Lahore.
2/24/1995Rishang Keishing (Cong-I) sworn in as the 15th CM of Manipur.
1/30/1996Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore.
10/5/1991Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years.