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Historical Event on 1/8/1987

P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/21/1999Leander Paes was seeded number one in double's ranking. This was his highest double ranking.
3/16/1977Sixth General Election of India begins.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
4/29/1960Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away.
4/29/1960Akbar left for Agra when he received the report of widespread rebellion. He arrived in Ahmedabad by forced marches on the eleventh day.
3/16/1999Amarjeet Kaypee of Haryana, during an innings of 148 against Madhya Pradesh in the super-league match at Rajnandgaon, overtook Ashok Malhotra's 7,274 runs and became the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy.
9/28/1954137 people were killed when an Express Train fell from a flood-damaged bridge near East of Hydrabad.
4/5/1993The Left and Democratic Front earns two third majority at the Tripura Assembly elections.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
5/25/1991Indian, UN Angola Verification Mission - I ended (UNAVEM - I June 1989 - May 1991).