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Historical Event on 12/8/1970

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/1/1997New postal rates effective; post card-25 p, inland letter-Re.1, envelope-Rs.2 and Registration-Rs.10.
1/3/1966Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana.
11/25/1992Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister of State for Sports, resigns to fight Bengal CPM.
3/21/1973Yashwant Ramkrishna Date, great Marathi dictionary creator, passed away.
10/13/1905Sister Nivedita died.
4/17/1977Swatantra Party was merged in Janata Party.
10/25/1999US Energy Secretary Bill Richardson arrives.
3/31/1913Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
6/29/1992Congress (I) nominates K. R. Narayanan for the Vice-Presidentship.