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Historical Event on 7/8/1985
Sri Lanka Peace talks open in Thimphu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/17/1775 | Marathas were badly mauled in the battle of Arras by Col. Keating in the first Anglo - Maratha war. |
| 2/6/1952 | George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted. |
| 6/13/1997 | At least 60 persons were feared killed and several injured in a fire in Uphaar Grand cinema in South Delhi. |
| 1/26/1931 | Gandhiji was unconditionally released from prison. |
| 1/28/1937 | Suman Kalyanpurkar, famous singer, was born. |
| 4/4/1998 | G. Sarala Devi, 62, CPI leader and general secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women, passed away in Hyderabad. |
| 12/11/1963 | Kewalam Madhav Panikkar, veteran politician and famous historian, passed away. |
| 1/16/1948 | Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims. |
| 1/3/1931 | Yashwant Dinkar Phadke, great critic of literature, was born. |
| 3/3/1983 | Seventh Non-Aligned Summit started at New Delhi. |
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