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Historical Event on 8/2/1958

Arshad Ayub, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 13 Tests between 1987-89), was born in Hydrabad.

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3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
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6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
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