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Historical Event on 8/8/1972

Olympics open at Munich (26).

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1996Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.
6/6/1891Vanktesh Iyengar Masti, famous Kannad poet, story writer, novelist, playwright and critic, was born.
11/1/1992The Superfast Rajdhani Express train linking Bangalore and Nizamuddin (2,452 km) flagged off.
6/12/1997Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died.
9/26/1998Sachin Tendulkar make a record 127 runs against Zimbabwe at Calcutta.
11/2/1956Express Train plunged down the Marudaiyar river embarkment killng 143 persons.
8/30/1751Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb.
9/26/1996Deve Gowda, PM, takes oath as Rajya Sabha member. He was the first PM to enter parliament through RS. Indira Gandhi was already a RS member when elected leader in 1966.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
9/26/1932Gandhiji breaks fast on Indian government's acceptance of his demand regarding Harijans.