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Historical Event on 2/8/1999
Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/26/1971 | Noel David, Hyderabad off-spinner who played ODI in 1997, was born. |
| 2/28/1928 | C. V. Raman invented 'Raman Effect' of scattered light, which led him in achieving the 'Nobel Prize'. |
| 7/17/1996 | Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 4/10/1955 | India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel. |
| 5/6/1971 | India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war. |
| 12/4/1796 | Bajirao became the second Peshwa. |
| 12/4/1796 | Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi. |
| 1/8/1973 | Nanasaheb Parulekar, father of 'Sakal' newspaper, died. |
| 5/28/1883 | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar ""Veer Savarkar"", great freedom fighter, social reformer, politician and writer, was born at Bhagur village near Nasik. |
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