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Historical Event on 8/9/1952

New Delhi reports that 20 mil. Indian peasants were imperiled by crop failures.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1924Bhupendranath Basu, great freedom fighter, President of Congress and fluent orator, passed away.
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
1/14/1969Madras State renamed Tamil Nadu.
1/10/1888Marathas were defeated in the third and last war against the British at Rampura.
1/2/1878Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State.
12/31/1988Nuclear Fuel Complex was established in Hyderabad.
10/30/1996ITC $100 million scam, the country's biggest ever FERA violation case, was unearthed by the Enforcement Directorate.
3/2/1982Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna.
6/16/1993Harshad Mehta accuses PM of taking Rs. 1 crore payoff from him in November 1991; Rao terms it malicious and unfounded.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.