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Historical Event on 8/6/1920
'Shakuntala' made by Oriental Film Mfg. Co. was released.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/10/1972 | Herd of stampeding elephants kills 24 people in Chandka Forest, India. |
| 1/23/1996 | Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93. |
| 2/25/1987 | The Railway Minister announces introduction of 8 superfast trains from April 1. |
| 2/26/1915 | Pran Nath Chhuttani, great physician and teacher, was born. |
| 4/7/1934 | Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience in India. |
| 7/20/2000 | In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents. |
| 5/18/1926 | Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 2/22/1858 | Gannau resident of Samosa Gali in Delhi, arrested for revolutionary activities, was hanged. |
| 7/1/1990 | General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff. |
| 12/14/1920 | Akali Dal established. |
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