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Historical Event on 8/7/1868
Pratham Chaudhary (Birbal), modern Bengali poet and critic, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/6/1994 | The Muslim Auqaf Trust takes over charge of the Hazratbal shrine after the removal of security bunkers around it by authorities. |
| 2/4/1909 | Narayan Dattatreya Sane, two test cricket umpire 1959-60, left-hand opening batsman and fast bowler, was born at Vidarbha. |
| 2/1/1922 | Gandhiji gives notice to the Viceroy Lord Reading during Bardoli movement to inform him that he was intensifying his action and non-cooperation was to be escalated to Civil Disobedience. |
| 6/5/1984 | Operation 'Blue Star' was launched by Indira Gandhi. Indian commandos stormed into Sikh's holiest gurudwara Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out the terrorists and other anti-government elements. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and over 325 people were killed in the temple. Thus a great rebel arose all over the nation and specially in Punjab. |
| 10/24/1657 | Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. |
| 3/1/1818 | Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom. |
| 3/1/1818 | Rana Sanga of Mewar, who had built up an extensive and powerful kingdom over the central and western regions of Northern India, passed away. Mughal Emperor Babur captured Chanderi Fort from Medini Rai, Rana Sangram Singh one of the Lieutenants. |
| 9/20/1933 | Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died. |
| 12/15/1999 | The CPI (M) urges the Centre to take over Dunlop India Ltd. |
| 8/20/1944 | Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay. |
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