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Historical Event on 8/7/1941
Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
10/17/1940 | Mahatma Gandhi called for Individual Satyagrah and Vinoba Bhave started it. |
3/2/1952 | Sindri Fertilizer Factory, Bihar, formally inaugurated by Nehru. It was the first Government owned company. |
9/1/1956 | Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation. |
4/8/1950 | Nehru and Ali Khan sign the Indo-Pakistani Pact. |
4/19/1960 | Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi. |
11/27/1907 | Harivanshrai Bachchan, famous Hindi writer and poet, was born at Allahabad. |
6/14/1996 | CBI grills PV Prabhakar Rao, son of former PM, for his involvement in the Rs. 133 crore NFL urea import scandal. |
9/2/1993 | Vice Admiral V.S. Shekhawat appointed new naval chief. |
7/3/1998 | Kavi Pradeep, Hindi film lyricist, is selected for the 1997 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
1/28/1984 | Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away. |
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