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Historical Event on 8/8/1946

India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles.

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12/9/1977Ravishankar Mahashankar Rawal, famous painter, passed away.
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8/22/1992Congress (I) with its allies secures a simple majority in the Lok Sabha following the merger of Telugu Desam into the party.