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Historical Event on 12/8/1857

Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/19/1855U. V. Swaminathan Iyyer, mahamahopadhyay Tamil author, was born.
7/17/1937Delhi-Calcutta Express Train derailed near Patna killing 95.
5/10/1979Indy Khabra, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
6/26/1888Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, was born.
9/29/1991Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away.
12/12/1996India and Bangladesh arrive at a settlement to share Ganga water.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
2/16/1986The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails.
2/13/1922The Indian National Congress suspends its civil disobedience campaign in the face of mounting violence.
2/25/1999The curtains came down on the fifth National Games. Manipur won the overall championship while swimmers Nisha Millet of Karnataka and Sebastian Xavier of Kerala were adjudged the best sportswoman and sportsman respectively.