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Historical Event on 2/8/1872
Lord Mayo, Viceroy of India, was assassinated by prisoner Sher Ali during his visit to Andaman Islands.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/19/1996 | Biennial elections to fill 39 Rajya Sabha seats in nine states. |
| 7/2/1938 | Chandra K. N. Patel was born at Baramati near Pune. In 1974, he was the youngest scientist to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. Besides, he is the recipient of the Ballantine Medal, The Worykin Award and The lamme Medal. Chandra K. N. Patel is the Executive Director of one of the divisions of the AT&T Bell Laboratories, USA. |
| 2/24/1899 | Maheshchandra Burjorjee Bilimoria, film distributor, was born. |
| 6/23/1927 | All India Radio's broadcasting service started in 1927 by privately owned transmitter at Bombay and Calcutta. |
| 1/28/1984 | Sohrab Meherwanji Modi, famous drama and film producer, director and actor, passed away. |
| 3/24/1947 | Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India. |
| 8/20/1991 | Indian Oil Executive Director K. Doraiswamy released after 52 days of being in the custody of Kashmir ultras. |
| 10/24/1856 | Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was arrested by the British Government at Sambalpur for distributing grains from the warehouse to the people. He was sent to jail at Raipur. |
| 7/31/1933 | Gandhiji was arrested from Sabarmati Ashram and imprisoned without trial. |
| 4/3/1992 | Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), was formed. |
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