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Historical Event on 1/8/1995

ONGC's oil rig blow out at Pasalapudi site in Andhra Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1968Judge Mohammad Hidayatullah became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 16/12/1970.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
5/1/2000Bidyut Ganguly (64), veteran CPI(M) leader and West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister, died of severe burns in Calcutta.
12/8/1932Indian Air Force Act was passed.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
1/20/1871Sir Ratanji Jamshedji Tata, famous Indian industrialist, was born.
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
10/1/1991India takes over the presidency of Security Council with Ambassador G.R. Gharekhan in the chair.