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Historical Event on 8/7/1887
Kasturi Shriniwas Iyengar, politician and journalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/24/1992 | D. R. Bhagwat, veteran journalist, passed away. |
| 4/15/1948 | Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award. |
| 3/26/1990 | Pratap Singh Rane,Goa CM, resigns. |
| 12/17/1910 | Keki Khursedji Tarapore, cricketer (0-72 in his only Test for India), was born in Bombay. |
| 11/25/1998 | Prof. K. S. Hegde (75), former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University and educationist, dies in New Delhi. He was selected by the Government of India for overseas scholarship for post graduate studies and higher technical training abroad during the pre-independence era. |
| 11/21/1993 | R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries. |
| 2/7/1795 | Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies. |
| 6/13/1992 | Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away. |
| 9/20/1933 | Annie Besant, veteran freedom fighter for India, died. |
| 7/13/1964 | Utpal Chatterjee, cricketer (Bengal slow left-arm bowler), was born in Calcutta. |
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