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Historical Event on 8/8/1990

Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/2000Indian Airlines wins the 60th National Hockey championship in Jammu.
9/12/1994UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi.
5/11/1965The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
11/14/1995National Human Rights Commission's conference on 'Human Rights in Prisons' begins in New Delhi.
6/25/1999PSCB emerged men's and women's champions in the inter-institutional table tennis in Gandhidham.
6/2/1984Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act.
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
1/16/1973Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976.
4/2/1991Asom Gana Parishad splits.