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Historical Event on 7/8/1914

Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1997Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding.
1/25/1995India and South Africa sign three pacts to forge special ties.
10/22/1997Faced with unprecedented Presidential rebuff, a divided U.F. Government reversed decision on invoking Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh. Kalyan Singh government survived.
2/18/1994India rejects OIC offer to mediate on Kashmir.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
4/1/1902Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai, cricketer, (one Test, India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0), was born in Bombay.
5/16/1946Gandhiji's Cabinet Mission announces Plan.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
3/21/1996Supreme Court holds that attempt to suicide and its abetment would continue to be punishable offences.