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Historical Event on 12/8/1994

At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/30/1993Government gets majority when 10 members of Ajit faction of the JD merge with the Congress.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
1/29/1953Indian National Academy of Dance, Drama and Music inaugurated.
3/25/1609Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
7/26/1991Tamil Nadu and Karnataka observe bandh over Cauvery water issue.
9/11/1948Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State.
3/20/1997Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory.
4/11/1999Paes-Bhupathi won the doubles in the in the ATP-Gold Flake Open in Chennai.
4/1/2000Disinvestment not distress sell, says Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee at a conference of chief executives of PSUs in New Delhi.