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Historical Event on 1/8/1992
Luggage rate of railway passengers hiked by 30 per cent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/15/1921 | Suryanarayannamurty Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born at Rajahmundry in A.P. |
| 4/12/1942 | Nehru pledges 'no surrender' to the Axis despite the rejection of Britain's plans at New Delhi. |
| 1/19/1995 | Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson. |
| 2/15/1869 | Mirza ""Galib"" Asad Ullah Beg Khan, famous Urdu poet and writer, passed away. |
| 10/1/1993 | The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations. |
| 5/27/1999 | IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody. |
| 12/25/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS. |
| 5/22/1991 | Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away. |
| 3/17/1957 | New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in. |
| 1/30/1993 | Dr. Syvatoslav Roerich, 89, renowned painter and husband of film actress Devika Rani, passed away. |
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