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Historical Event on 2/8/1936
Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/9/2000 | The CBI-designated court frames charges against Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets case. |
| 7/30/1996 | Delhi High Court rejects Narasimha Rao's petition seeking quashing of 09 order of chief metropolitan magistrate summoning him to appear as co-accused in the $ 100,000 Lakhubhai cheating case. |
| 2/11/1979 | Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial. |
| 8/20/1917 | Raja Kulkarni, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Mhaswa village in Maharashra. |
| 7/5/1947 | Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July. |
| 9/22/1992 | Harshad Mehta released after 110 days in jail. |
| 3/19/1954 | The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea. |
| 2/18/1997 | Dhaniram Baruah, controversial heart surgeon who claimed to have transplanted a pig's heart into one of his patients, released on bail in Guwahati. |
| 12/16/1997 | Mamata Banerjee, Congress(I) rebel, declares that she would seek recognition and separate symbol for her ""Trinamul Congress'' and contest elections on her own. |
| 3/16/1993 | Bomb blast in a multi-storey building in Calcutta kills 70 people. |
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