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Historical Event on 8/8/1912
Prabhulal Bhatnagar, mathematician and Padmabhushan awardee, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/15/1949 | Matsya Union formally merged with Greater Rajasthan. |
| 1/26/1982 | Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'. |
| 10/10/1998 | Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi. |
| 1/6/1987 | An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi. |
| 1/3/1880 | Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started. |
| 6/3/1930 | George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka). |
| 10/6/1927 | The first independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory, was set up by Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai at Bombay. |
| 3/26/1999 | Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad. |
| 6/6/1922 | Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964. |
| 4/26/1908 | Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
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