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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
9/8/1952The Copyright bill was signed during the first world convention by 35 nations including India at Geneva.
1/19/1987Narain Dutt Ojha made some sort of a record at the residence of the Chief Justice of India when he was sworn in as a Judge of Supreme Court at 10.00 p.m.
3/15/1983Farukh Abdul Latif, great politician and journalist, was born.
10/9/1999Sunil Kumar and Sai Jayalakshmy won the men's and women's titles respectively in the National Tennis championship in Delhi. Akshay Vishal Rao emerged boys' under-18 champion.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
2/28/1985M.G. Katre became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/10/89).
5/16/1986V. Shantaram, 75, was chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke award.
6/18/1633Revairu Diogu, dictionary creator of Konkani language and Jezoet Priest, died.
11/5/1999India's Aarthie Ramaswamy won the girl's under-18 crown in the World Youth Chess Festival in Oropesa, Spain. Koneru Humpy bagged the silver in girls' under-12.
5/4/1995The fourth ASLV-D4 blasts off from Sriharikota, successfully placing the SROSS-C2 satellite in orbit.