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Historical Event on 9/8/1991

Hostage ONGC engineer T.S. Raju and mediator Bipul Mahanta, an Amnesty International member, killed by ULFA in Assam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/12/1989Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.
4/23/1955Political Committee of Asian-African Conference at Bandung adopted an Indian resolution calling for a ban on atomic weapons.
4/23/1955Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan, leader of India, was born.
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
7/20/1911Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur.
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
6/4/1997Special Judge Ajit Bharihoke discharges former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao and former Union Minister Prof. K. K. Tewary in St. Kitts forgery case for lack of sufficient evidence.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.