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Historical Event on 8/8/1923
Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/19/1997 | Indian flag cargo ship, M. V. Arcadia Pride, sinks in inclement weather, seven nautical miles off Colaba, Mumbai, leaving four sailors dead and 20 missing. In the rescue and search operation by the Indian Navy, nine persons were rescued. |
| 9/20/1993 | First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit. |
| 5/24/1933 | Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra. |
| 12/22/1995 | A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia. |
| 1/16/1999 | Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta. |
| 6/27/1967 | First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines. |
| 4/29/1947 | Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 1/6/1997 | Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting. |
| 7/12/1947 | Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 6/6/1996 | Benazir Bhutto,Pakistan PM, gives green signal for opening up trade with India. |
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