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Historical Event on 8/2/1891

Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1949A ceasefire eventually came into force. Under UN supervision, a negotiated Cease Fire Line was drawn up on an actual holding basis pending future settlements. This meandering, and at places militarily illogical line, ran some 700 kilometres from Chhamb in the South to a map reference point NJ 9842 in Ladakh in the North. The fighting was to continue for 15 months, with heavy RIAF involvement throughout, but despite being continuously on an operational footing throughout this period, the re-organisation and modernisation of the service continued unabated.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
9/11/1948Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
6/13/1999The Indian army secures the strategic Tololing peak in the Dras sector.
6/6/1997New economic grouping BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation forum) comes into being.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
7/17/1987Akbar himself left Agra.
3/16/1993Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people.
1/1/1986Fourth Pay Commission implemented.