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Historical Event on 9/8/1982

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.
8/18/1923Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi.
7/9/1746French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.
3/23/1986The first women's company of Central Reserve Police Force camp was raised in Durgapur.
8/3/1997Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes win the doubles title in the Canadian Maurier Super Nine Doubles Open tennis championships held in Montreal.
1/1/1978Samrat (Emperor) Ashoka, Air India's first Jumbo-Jet Boeing 747, after explosion falls into Arabian Sea, killing 213 people. Nobody survived.
7/1/1947British Parliament passes the India Independence Act and fixes August 15 for the transfer of power.
5/8/1990Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.