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Historical Event on 1/8/1925

Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".

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4/10/1880C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born.
9/19/1704Guru Govind Singh died.
8/19/1944The last Japanese troops driven out of India.
12/11/1996T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.
9/5/1612East India Company's Navy eastablished.
9/21/1966Mihir Sen swam the Bay of Persia.
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
4/6/1978Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
7/12/1932The 16,000-foot Shyok ice dam in the Himalayas bursts flooding the Indus Valley at Kashmir.