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Historical Event on 6/8/1897

Manindranath Basu, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
2/22/1947Nehru welcomes British independence offer, invites Muslims to join at New Delhi.
1/1/1877Queen Victoria was proclaimed as 'The Empress of India' in Delhi Darbar.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
7/15/1902Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
7/22/1981India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.
8/27/1998India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.
11/30/1998Ghasiram Yadav (74), member of Parliament representing Alawar in Rajasthan and former MLA and Minister in the State, died in Jaipur.
2/5/1992Ajit Singh elected 'real J.D.' President.
10/14/1997Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visit Amritsar and spend time at the Jallianwala Bagh and Golden Temple complex.