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Historical Event on 1/8/1872

Hemchandra Goswami, ancient Asamia literature expert, historian, editor and poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/22/1925Govind Talwalkar, famous journalist and editor, was born.
1/11/1921Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.
9/2/1947Gandhiji is mobbed in Calcutta house; gives up idea of Noakhali visit. Peace efforts intensified.
4/26/1999India's Atanu Lahiri and Bhagyashree Thipsay won the men's and women's titles respectively in the Commonwealth chess championship in Bikaner.
12/19/19842,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy.
12/19/1984Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
2/2/1949Press Trust of India' was established.
1/3/1995PM inaugurates 82nd Indian Science Congress at Jadavpur University, Calcutta.
7/10/1998India says it wont sign the CTBT unconditionally and invites Pakistan to join in disarmament efforts.
2/21/1996Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala.