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Historical Event on 9/8/1982
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/7/1907 | Murlidhar Shankar Deshpande, journalist and social worker, was born at Kadanachi Girvi Phaltan, Maharashtra. |
| 10/15/1946 | Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India. |
| 12/21/1998 | The Viswabharati University in Calcutta presents the 'Deshikottama' award to Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen. |
| 5/26/2000 | Prabhakar G. Surur (93) died in Mumbai. |
| 1/12/1863 | Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Vishwanath Dutta)(1863-1902), dynamic renaissance missionary to West, catalyst of Hindu revival in India and social reformer, was born at Calcutta. |
| 6/21/1999 | Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking. |
| 12/20/1992 | BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast. |
| 5/28/1925 | Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born. |
| 12/4/1910 | Amar Singh Ladha Nakum, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties), was born at Rajkot. |
| 1/1/1988 | On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking. |
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