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Historical Event on 12/8/1932

Indian Air Force Act was passed.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1947Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published.
3/19/1972India and Bangladesh singed mutual aid treaty for peace and friendship for 25 years.
1/8/1964Jack ""Murph the Surf"" Murphy, 27, and a companion were arrested in Miami as suspects in the theft of $410,000 rare gems from the American Museum of Natural History in October of last year. The world's largest sapphire, the Star of India, and eight of the other 22 stolen gems were returned to New York in an attorney's coat pocket, having been recovered in two water-logged suede pouches from a Miami bus terminal locker with the help of a third suspect. The three described themselves as ""beach boys."" Murphy is a sometimes an aquatic clown, but mainly they were notorious jewel thieves. Murphy was also accused of pistol-whipping actress Eva Gabor and stealing jewels worth $50,000 from her a year ago.
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
10/23/1990Following the arrest of its President L. K. Advani, who was leading a rathyathra to Ayodhya at Samasthipur in Bihar, BJP withdrew support to National Front Government.
9/21/1995Rumors that statues of the Hindu god Ganesh were drinking milk spread in New Delhi.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
9/8/1972Vijay Singh Chauhan sets record for decathlon by 7378/7306 points at Munich.
2/11/1979Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.