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Historical Event on 8/8/2000
S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/24/1997 | Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance. |
9/19/2000 | Gopi Chand of India falls to Henderawan of Indonesia in the quarter-finals of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics. |
11/13/1962 | Yezdani Gulam, great researcher, archeologist and art critic, died |
8/1/1846 | Dwarkanath Tagore, a Hindu philanthropist, died in London. |
2/9/1946 | Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours. |
5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
9/24/1856 | Henry, first Viscount Hardinge of Lahore and Governor General of India, passed away. |
11/1/1966 | Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana. |
2/4/1924 | Mahatma Gandhi released from prison unconditionally at Bombay. |
1/2/1990 | Capt. Nivedita Bhasin, 26, becomes the youngest woman pilot in world civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft. |
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