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12th Aug. 1964 : Following the IOC conditions including dismantling it's Apartheid Policies which South Africa refuses they are barred from the Olympic Games in Tokyo. South Africa was not allowed back into the Olympics in 1992after 28 years suspension
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12th Aug. 1985 : A Japan Airlines Boeing 747 Flight 123 crashed into into Mount Osutaka 32 minutes after takeoff with the loss of 505 passengers and 15 crew members
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12th Aug. 2000 : The Russian Oscar-II class nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk and its 118-man crew were lost during naval exercises in the Barents Sea, the cause was believed to have been an explosion on board the submarine which caused the sub to sink to the ocean depths.
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12th Aug. 2007 : Archaeologists discovered an eight million year old cypress forest in Hungary. Sixteen preserved tree trunks were found in an open coal mine in Bukkabrany. Scientists hoped that studying these specimens could provide insight into the ancient climate in which they lived
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12th August, 2011 : One person died and forty others were injured after a passenger train derailed in central Poland. A total of three carriages came off the tracks but the cause of the derailment was unclear.
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12th Aug. 1964 : Following the IOC conditions including dismantling it's Apartheid Policies which South Africa refuses they are barred from the Olympic Games in Tokyo. South Africa was not allowed back into the Olympics in 1992after 28 years suspension
what was the reason for ban? Racism?
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yup check out this for details
Apartheid in South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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13th Aug. 1905 : Chinese residents were shaken up by an earthquake and nine hours of aftershocks. To avoid quivering buildings throngs went to parks. Chinese religious leaders compounded the terror by predicating doom. As a result, Hong Kong was flooded with refugees.
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13th Aug. 1995 : A downs syndrome woman whose organs are failing has been rejected as a candidate for a heart-lung transplant. Ms. Jensen graduated from high school and worked at busing tables. However, two hospitals have said that she could not comprehend the treatment regime or the medical complications of the surgery and therefore cannot have a transplant to save her life. Dr. William Bronston, a rehabilitation authority says that Ms. Jensen’s rights have been violated under the national Americans with Disabilities Act.
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13th August 2004 : Hurricane Charley a Category 3 hurricane with winds in excess of 150 MPH makes landfall in southwest Florida , ripping up trees and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. The hurricane caused 10 deaths and $15.4 billion in damages in the state
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13th August 2006 : Tokyo faced an accidental blackout which lasted for a few hours on this day. The power outage went on during the morning rush hour and disrupted the regular flow of business in the city as many workers were delayed and companies could not open.
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13th August 2007 : The Taleban freed two South Korea aid workers after three weeks of captivity. The Taleban initially captured a total of 23 South Korean Christian aid workers but had killed two earlier. The remaining 19 hostages were not released until the end of August 2007.
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13th August 2007 : After the severe Tropical Storm Pabuk hit the Guangdong province of China, over 3,600 homes were destroyed. The storm caused an estimated $171 million in damage and disrupted business and everyday activities in Hong Kong and other major cities
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13th August, 2011 : The capital of the Czech Republic, Prague, hosted its first gay pride march in the city. The event was monitored by three hundred police while thousands marched through the city.
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13th august 1975: birthday of shoaib akthar, happy birthday rawalpindi express 
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I just don’t like him.. he seems too rude 
Anyway, Happy Birthday to him
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Qurb e qayamat ke aasaar
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What about 13th August 1947, when Quaid e Azam left for Karachi from Delhi Airport?
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yeah i actually tried to search a lot about it, but was not able to find enought stuff
it would be nice if you elaborate it 
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14th August 1947 : Pakistan gains formal independence from Great Britain when the withdrawal of the British Raj and the formal ending of the British Indian Empire 