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Historical Event on 1/8/1984

Sushma Mukhopadhyay, first Indian women pilot, died at the of 74.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1988S. R. Bommai elected Karnataka CM.
10/16/1990Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
4/30/1981C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-02-1985.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
10/18/1980The first Himalayan Car Rally of 5,377.9 km was started from Brabourne Stadium, Bombay with 74 starters.
7/20/1654Portugal was taken over by Britishers.
3/17/1909Pandit Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar, educationist and internationally famed Sanskrit scholar, was born at Satara, Maharashtra.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
6/20/1873Young Men Christian Association of India was established in Calcutta.