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Historical Event on 7/8/1991

L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/15/1998Punjab men and Railways women emerge champions in the National Volleyball League in Patna.
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
9/10/1943Satyendra Chandra Bardhan, Vakkom Abdul Khader, Fouja Singh, Boniface Pereira and Anandan were hanged on charges of conspiracy to ""wage war against the King"" under the Ememy Agents Ordinance (which was given retrospective effect) at Madras Jail. They sang Vande Mataram and shouted ""Bharat Mata Ki Jai"" when they were being hanged.
1/23/1809Veer Surendra Sai, freedom fighter and revolutionary, was born in Khinda village in the north of Sambalpur at Orissa.
8/20/1905Lord George Curzon reigned as the Viceroy of India. He was then replaced by Lord Minto II, the Earl of Minto.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
11/29/1945Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended.
12/20/1946Gandhiji completes his month-long sojourn at Srirampur.
1/21/1983R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away.