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Historical Event on 2/8/1881

Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
9/8/2000Dr. Surinder K. Vasal, Indian maize breeder, and Dr. Evagelina Villegas, Mexican cereal chemist, jointly awarded the World Food Prize-2000 for their decades-long scientific quest to produce quality protein maize for developing countries.
8/20/1991Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras.
8/14/1954'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
1/1/1976Broadcasting of Commercial Advertisements on TV stations started.
10/12/1997Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
12/31/1996Gold import policy liberalised.