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Historical Event on 1/8/1992
D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/19/1951 | Amritlal Vithaldas Thakkar (Thakkarbappa), social reformer of Gujrat and right hand of Gandhiji in socially segregated Harijans, passed away. |
| 4/25/1906 | Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born. |
| 10/22/1680 | Rana Rajsingh, king of Mewad, died. |
| 4/18/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, constitutes a Group of Ministers to review the national security system in its entirety in the light of the recommendations of the Kargil review committee. |
| 4/18/2000 | Father Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Jesuits, 35, and three friends set sail from Lisbon, Portugal for Goa. They became the first Roman Catholic missionaries to travel to India. |
| 4/15/1956 | A combined army and police action against well armed Naga rebels. |
| 5/1/1999 | India retained the SAFF Coca-Cola football title in Margao, beating Bangladesh in the final. |
| 11/16/1908 | Bommi Narsingh Reddy, famous film story writer, was born. |
| 9/25/1984 | Indian Army withdraws from the Golden Temple; repair of Akal Takht complete. |
| 8/14/1942 | Usha Mehta, freedom fighter, started broadcasting from a secret transmitter on the wave length of 42.84 meters. This channel was used for freedom movement telecasts. |
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