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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Brij Bhupinder Singh alias Lalli, former Punjab Minister, was arrested on charges of fraud and disappropriation of public funds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1925Pranlal Harkisandas Vora, leader in Maharashtra, was born.
1/1/1934Raju V. Vikram, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1984-87, was born at Karnataka.
10/26/1962After Chinese attack, Emergency and Defence of India Ordinance was declared for the first time in India by the President.
10/20/1963Navjot Singh Bhagwantsingh Sidhu, cricketer (Indian opening batsman), was born in Patiala.
6/22/1948Emperor of India title was deleted from His Majesty the King of United Kingdom's titles.
12/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi was sworn is as the 6th Prime Minister of India. He succeeded his mother Indira Gandhi. He became the Prime Minister of India for a second time and first time after elections.
8/7/1905The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta.
10/28/1999The Delhi High Court stays TRAI's plan to introduce free incoming calls on mobile phones from November 1.
8/10/1758Marathas won the Atak.
10/25/1932Pearless' investment company was established.