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Historical Event on 8/7/1941

Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/20/1907Railroad workers strike in India.
12/3/1971Third Pakistani aggression begins with air attacks on airports in the western sector; emergency declared.
3/17/1943Indian troops retreat from Rathedaung to Buthidaung in the face of a renewed Japanese offensive on the Arakan front in Burma.
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
6/20/1995Mayavati Government wins vote of confidence.
6/7/1989Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years.
9/11/1991Tax concessions announced.
2/9/1991India holds the last decennial census of the century.
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.
3/14/1994Affonso de Albuquerque wrote, ""My determination now is to prevent any Moor entering Goa, to leave a sufficient force of men and ships in the place, then with another fleet visit the Red sea and Ormu