December8

Mohsini from Delhi was hanged in jail.

British Gen. Norman Simpson shot at desk by Indian nationalists.

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

Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.

Tej Bahadur Sapru, great leader, was born.

Jatindranath Mukherjee (Jatin Bagha), famous revolutionary, was born in Jessore.

Balkrishna Sharma "Navin", famous Hindi poet, was born in Bhyana village of Shajapur district in MP.

A. Adivi Reddy, social reformer and educationist, was born at Chandragiri, AP.

Hari Prasad Sharma, cricket Test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Delhi.

Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.

World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.

The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).

Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.

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.

An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award.

Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.

Indian Air Force Act was passed.

Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest cricketer to make 3000 runs in test cricket (at the age of 23 yrs and 228 days).

Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.

Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.

EC nod for Paswans's party to be known as Lok Janshakti Party.

The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for "withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.