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Historical Event on 7/8/1954

Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, inaugurated world's longest Bhakra-Nangal Dam canal at Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea.
5/27/1857Nana Sahib was captured at Kanpur.
8/4/1914Gandhiji reaches London and raised Indian Volunteer Corps.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
4/15/2000Baichung Bhutia became the first Asian-player to score a goal in the professional English game.
3/10/1998India 'A' beats Pakistan 'A' by 58 runs in the fourth test to clinch the rain-hit series 1-0 at Karachi.
8/15/1968Marathwada', a daily newspaper, published.
1/20/1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.