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Historical Event on 2/8/1785
Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/29/1979 | Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93. |
| 6/23/1920 | Kesri Jagannathrao Joshi, senior leader of Janata Party in Karnataka, was born. |
| 12/23/1900 | Charansingh Chaudhary, former Prime Minister of India and a farmer's leader, was born. |
| 10/26/1946 | 27 die as violence between Hindus and Muslims continued in Calcutta. |
| 6/15/1659 | Aurangzeb declared as the Emperor at Delhi. |
| 5/14/1956 | Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957. |
| 5/14/1956 | Vasco De Gama, Portuguese navigator who discovered India, died in Cochin. |
| 6/24/1991 | Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
| 5/4/1994 | Fourth developmental launch of ASLV. 113 kg Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2) was launched by fourth developmental flight of ASLV-D4 from Sriharikota. This carried two scientific payload, a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) experiment and a Retarding Potential Analyser (RPA). It is still in service. |
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