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Historical Event on 8/9/1971

Vinodnand Jha, former Chief Minister of Bihar, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1929Devendra Lal was born in Varanasi. He made extensive studies of meteorites of Lunar rocks brought by the Apollo and Luna Missions and of material from the Ocean bed. He also evolved techniques to understand post events in the solar system from cosmic ray ""Signatures"". One of his most significant findings is that the intensity of cosmic rays during the last few million years has been the same as it is today. He was a geophysicist associated with the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.
1/16/1818The Rana of Udaipur signed a treaty with the British to protect Mewad.
1/6/1947All India Congress Commitee accepted the division of country.
2/24/1996Naresh Chandra appointed India's ambassador to USA.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
1/21/1882Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
11/21/1993India and South Africa sign a historic pact on re-establishing diplomatic and consular relations after a gap of 50 years.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
11/3/1984Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated.