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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 |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
| 1/3/1836 | Munshi Newal Kishore, son of Jamuna Prasad Bhargava--a zamindar of Aligarh-- and a great erudite scholar, educationist, nationalist, social worker and a pioneer industrialist, was born. He was the founder of Navalkishore Press, Lucknow (1858), which published 2612 books that elaborated Hindi literature. He was the Publisher of Awadhi Newspaper in Asia. |
| 9/9/1941 | Syed Abid Ali, great Indian medium pace-bowler and all-rounder, was born at Hyderabad. |
| 11/15/1992 | Praveen Amre scores century (103) on Test Cricket debut vs South Africa at Durban |
| 3/29/1998 | The new govt. wins the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 4/12/1978 | After several state victories, Congress party-I (for Indira) is recognized as official opposition. |
| 11/23/1933 | Rajan Mehra, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1986-87, was born at Delhi. |
| 12/15/1951 | Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched. |
| 1/31/1996 | Asia's first Sports University inaugurated in Pune. |
| 5/23/1998 | L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs. |
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