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Historical Event on 1/8/1872
Hemchandra Goswami, ancient Asamia literature expert, historian, editor and poet, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/22/1944 | Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune. |
| 5/2/1981 | Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the architect of modern Himachal Pradesh and an energetic Chief Minister, passed away. |
| 3/1/1994 | Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57. |
| 3/10/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government. |
| 5/12/1937 | George VI is crowned. |
| 1/18/1998 | Justice M. M. Punchhi is sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
| 1/1/1973 | Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised. |
| 2/25/1982 | J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away. |
| 4/20/1965 | First Indian team led by M. S. Kohli ascends the Everest. |
| 7/10/1994 | Ramrao Raghoba Rane, Paramveer Chakra awardee, died. |
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