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Historical Event on 8/8/1905
Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1902 | Alwar Iyengar Jaggu, famous Hindi writer and professor, was born at Chatra Ghosham. |
| 9/1/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored. |
| 2/2/1862 | Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court. |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 3/10/1985 | India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy. |
| 2/27/1854 | Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company. |
| 4/11/1997 | 10-month-old Deve Gowde govt. at the centre voted out of power. 292 voting against the motion of confidence in Lok Sabha, 158 for it, 6 abstaining. |
| 7/21/1995 | Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away. |
| 7/14/1656 | Guru Har Kishan, the eight Sikh, was born. |
| 11/11/1996 | A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500. |
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