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Historical Event on 2/8/1971
Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/25/1884 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, was born at Radhu village of Kaira District. |
| 2/18/1992 | Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab. |
| 3/31/1986 | Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam. |
| 8/6/1992 | A 30-member JPC constituted to probe the security scam. |
| 1/8/1906 | Howrah Railway Station, Calcutta, was inaugurated. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat. |
| 10/19/1689 | Sambhaji's queen Yesubai and her child surrendered the Raigarh Fort to the Mughals. |
| 1/4/1924 | Vidyadhar Gokhle, editor, playwright and politician, was born. |
| 4/14/1963 | Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling. |
| 8/30/1991 | Dr. P. J. Devras, friend of snakes, passed away. |
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