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Historical Event on 8/8/1905

Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
9/23/1803British-Indian forces defeated the Marathas in the Battle of Assaye.
8/30/1751Sir Robert Clive exhibited a heroic feat when the British troops captured Arcot form Chanda Saheb.
6/16/1950Mithun Chakravorty, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
11/8/1968Jansattak Party established.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
4/9/1783Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India.