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Historical Event on 2/8/1897
Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/6/1986 | Militant Sikhs in Amritsar call for the murder of Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab and J.F. Ribeiro, the Chief of Police. |
| 10/1/1909 | Gandhiji wrote to Tolstoy regarding Passive Resistance movement. |
| 4/22/1991 | IMF and the World Bank decide to grant $1 billion loan to India. |
| 10/2/1986 | Rajiv Gandhi survives assassination attempt made by Sikh extremists at Raj Ghat. |
| 11/1/1973 | Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka. |
| 1/5/1952 | Nawab of Pataudi Sr, cricketer (played polo 3 Tests for England 3 for India), died. |
| 1/18/1994 | Narasimha Rao decides to retain Veerappa Moily as Karnataka CM. |
| 4/5/1984 | Rakesh Sharma,Squadron leader, becomes India's first spaceman when he is launched aboard Soyuz T-11 of Soviet Union. |
| 1/1/1932 | Publication of Marathi Newspaper 'Sakal' started. |
| 1/2/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"". |
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