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Historical Event on 2/8/1881
Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/10/1872 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex. |
| 9/25/1990 | Prafull Chandra Sen, former Chief Minister of West Bengal and Gandhian leader, died in Calcutta. He was 94 years old. |
| 1/22/1901 | Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"". |
| 11/9/1913 | Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi. |
| 1/8/1973 | Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died. |
| 9/20/1998 | A. B. Bardhan is re-elected CPI general secretary. |
| 9/9/1952 | Kishorlal Ghanshamlal Mashruwala, great thinker and philosopher of Gandhi era, passed away. |
| 10/13/1999 | No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes. |
| 8/3/1993 | Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha. |
| 8/27/1918 | Nemichandra Jain, stage critic, was born. |
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