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Historical Event on 8/8/1905

Dhyanchand, great Hockey player, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1909Kilachand Ramdas, famous merchant, was born.
12/13/1902Ilachandra Joshi, famous Hindi novelist, story writer, critic and journalist, was born.
1/6/1987An International Conference to commemorate the 75 anniversary of the African National Congress opens in New Delhi.
6/12/2000The Government appointed S. K. Mahajan of Delhi High Court as the chairman of the one-man tribunal to adjudicate whether or not there was sufficient cause for declaring LTTE as unlawful.
6/27/2000The Clinton administration rejects a demand by 21 U.S. Congressmen for declaring India a terrorist state in the wake of attacks on Christian priests and churches.
6/27/2000Nasiru'd-din Muhammad Shah I passed away. His son-in-law Ghiyasu'd-din Balban succeeded Nasiru'd-din Mahmud in Delhi.
4/1/1985Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture was established during the 7th Plan period. The Institute started functioning independently since April 1987. The Headquarters of the Institute are located in Chennai with field and farm facilities at Muttukadu and three Research Centres at Kakdwip(West Bengal), Puri(Orissa) and Narakkal (Kerala).
6/4/1959Chakravarti Rajagopalachari opposed the Socialist Policies of Indian National Congress and founded Swatantra Party alongwith Ranga.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
8/20/1933Mahatma Gandhi is rushed to the hospital on the fourth day of his latest fast.