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Historical Event on 8/9/1788
Gulam Kadir removed the eyes of Shah Alam 2nd, King of Delhi with a knife.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/9/1788 | Mahmud Gawan was appointed as Prime Minister, an office which he held till his execution. |
| 6/27/1998 | Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, Gandhian, Congressman and former Sikkim Governor, dies at 86. |
| 2/1/1917 | Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal. |
| 12/24/1894 | The first medical conference was held in Calcutta. |
| 1/16/1988 | L. K. Jha, famous economist and member of Rajya Sabha, died. |
| 5/6/1922 | Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter and social reformer of Kolhapur, passed away at Bombay. He was 48. |
| 8/10/1994 | President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept. |
| 11/3/1990 | Manmohan Krishna, famous film actor, passed away. |
| 11/22/1988 | Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award. |
| 8/17/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka. |
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