| Date | Event Name |
|
Akbar, great Mughal Emperor, won Kabul. |
| 8/10/1755 |
Narayanrao Peshwa was born. |
| 8/10/1758 |
Marathas won the Atak. |
| 8/10/1855 |
Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur court, was born. |
| 8/10/1860 |
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the great architect of the renaissance of Hindustani music and who played a vital role in giving re-birth to North Indian classical music, was born at Balukeshwar, Maharashtra. |
| 8/10/1894 |
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India. |
| 8/10/1901 |
Narayan Pillai Gopala Pillai, great poet and educationist, was born in Quilon, Kerala. |
| 8/10/1904 |
Japanese troups were defeated by the Russian Amry at Port Aurther. |
| 8/10/1905 |
Sundarji Gokuldas Betard, modern Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 8/10/1927 |
Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu, first Indian astronomer, litterateur and Urdu poet, was born at Madras. |
| 8/10/1930 |
In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town. |
| 8/10/1942 |
Manju Bala Patil was shot on the road at Mumbai by the British Police. |
| 8/10/1948 |
Atomic Energy Commission established. |
| 8/10/1963 |
The Kamraj Plan. |
| 8/10/1979 |
Rohini Technology Payload (RTP) intended for measuring in-flight performance of first experimental flight of SLV-3, the first Indian Space launch vehicle, failed to be placed in orbit. |
| 8/10/1982 |
Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated. |
| 8/10/1986 |
Gen. A.S. Vaidya, who was Chief of Army Staff, at the time of 'Operation Blue Star', was shot dead at Pune. |
| 8/10/1988 |
Ramakrishna Hegde resigns as CM of Karnataka on moral grounds in connection with phone tapping issue. |
| 8/10/1989 |
Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha. |
| 8/10/1991 |
Delhi airport police foils an attempt by a Saudi national to smuggle out a minor girl named Ameena. |
| 8/10/1992 |
Ram Niwas Mirdha appointed Chairman of the JPC on scam. |
| 8/10/1992 |
P. P. Thorat, retired Lt and General, died. |
| 8/10/1993 |
Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10. |
| 8/10/1993 |
Narayan Keshav Upasni, famous educationist, passed away. |
| 8/10/1994 |
President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept. |
| 8/10/1995 |
Harishankar Parsai, famous Hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 8/10/1998 |
Sri Bhuteshanandji Maharaj, 97, president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, died in Calcutta. |
| 8/10/2000 |
Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
| 8/10/2000 |
Parliament approves the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Bill to create a hilly state of Uttaranchal. |
