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Historical Event on 8/12/1928
The Olympic Games hosted by Amsterdam fully realized Pierre de Coubertin's vision: 'the nations of the world in friendly competition'. After a succession of Olympics dominated by North America and Western Europe, Amsterdam welcomed more than 3,000 competitors.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/18/1993 | The 14th national council of the BJP at Bangalore swears by Hindutva. |
| 10/3/1957 | Republican Party of India established. |
| 3/16/1946 | Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away. |
| 3/18/1915 | British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people. |
| 6/27/1922 | Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born. |
| 12/8/1932 | Indian Air Force Act was passed. |
| 12/7/1979 | First International Children's Films Festival was held in Bombay. |
| 11/3/1906 | Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born. |
| 2/10/1803 | Jagannath Sunkerseth, great social worker, education lover and one of the sculptors of modern Mumbai, was born. |
| 7/24/1932 | Madhukar Devram Toradmal, famous actor and playwright, was born. |
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