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Historical Event on 7/8/1958
Lord Canning declared that since peace was established, it is better known as end of Indian Mutiny, 1857.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/2/1994 | Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary. |
| 2/1/1930 | A bomb, believed to be planted by Indian nationalists, is found at the British Museum at London. |
| 2/12/1995 | Maramon Centenary Convention, (the biggest Christian gathering in Asia) begins in Kerala. |
| 11/7/1997 | RBI Governor Dr. Chakravarti Rangarajan appointed new Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dr. Bimal Jalan, Member-Secretary, Planning Commission, will take over as RBI Governor. |
| 8/22/1987 | Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet. |
| 4/11/1999 | Paes-Bhupathi won the doubles in the in the ATP-Gold Flake Open in Chennai. |
| 8/20/1828 | Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta. |
| 8/3/1898 | Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born. |
| 6/1/1945 | Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established. |
| 9/30/2000 | The Government appoints Dr. D.P.S. Seth as CMD of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. |
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