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Historical Event on 2/8/1897
Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/6/1903 | A full length theatre plays like 'Bankimchandrer Sitararn', 'Alibaba' , 'Bhramar', 'Hariraj' , 'Sarla' and 'Buddhadeb' were released at Classic Theatre. These plays were picturised by Hiralal Sen with support of great dramatist Amar Nath Dutt. The main roles were performed by Amar Dutt, N.C. Basu and Kusum Kumari and rest of the characters belonged to the Classic Theatre of Calcutta. They received a great applause from the audience. |
| 11/27/1962 | Britain agreed to supply arms to India. |
| 10/5/1878 | First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai. |
| 6/30/1817 | Dadabhai Navroji, veteran leader and industrialist, died. |
| 10/6/1999 | The DMK front is set to win a majority of LS seats in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/20/1846 | Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore. |
| 9/24/1777 | Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born. |
| 8/18/1700 | Bajirao I, the second peshwa, was born. |
| 3/1/1908 | Tata Iron & Steel Company was the first steel company to be established in India. |
| 2/11/1998 | The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group. |
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