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Historical Event on 8/8/1991
India and Soviet Union extend their treaty of peace, friendship and co-operation for 20 more years.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/17/1915 | Vishnu Gopal Pingle was hanged for revolting against the Indian Army in Talegaon prison of Pune. |
| 8/17/1780 | Indian Governor General Warren Hastings duel with Francis to settle personal and official quarrels. Francis was wounded but survived. |
| 1/4/1937 | R. Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s), was born in Meerut. |
| 8/8/1948 | Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York. |
| 9/26/1932 | Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans. |
| 1/26/1893 | Srijiva Nyayatirtha Bhattacharya, famous writer and educationist, was born Bhatpara, West Bengal. |
| 8/26/1984 | An Indian Airlines Boeing with 68 passengers and a crew of six hijacked to Lahore. The 12 Sikh hijackers then surrendered to the authorities in the U.A.E and released all the passengers. |
| 12/12/1905 | Mulkraj Anand, Indo-Anglian novelist and critic of international repute, was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. |
| 8/29/1994 | Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 2/25/1894 | Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness. |
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