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Historical Event on 7/8/1988
More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/15/1975 | India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia. |
| 2/15/1901 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and author, passed away. |
| 8/9/1996 | Sachin Tendulkar, 23, chosen India's cricket captain. |
| 2/23/1962 | The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979). |
| 1/14/1773 | Amstored Lord William Piet, governor, was born. |
| 3/1/1990 | JD secures four-fifth majority in Orissa Assembly elections; Biju Patnaik becomes the new CM. |
| 10/14/1930 | The Flag of Freedom' or 'Swaraj Toran' a feature film produced by Prabhat Film Co.Kolhapur was prohibited by the Censor Board on October 14, 1930 on the grounds that it was objectionable in the existing political situation. The film, however, was cleared only after deleting certain portions and the title changed to 'Udaykal'. |
| 9/28/1993 | Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives. |
| 8/25/1975 | Bundelkhand University was established in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 6/11/1930 | A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more. |
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