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Historical Event on 1/8/1908

Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1892Mahadev Haribhai Desai, follower of Gandhiji, was born in Surat district.
3/29/1932Sundaram Gundibalirama, right-hand batsman and right-arm medium fast bowler, was born at Udipi in Karnataka.
4/1/1995Open General Licence (OGL) list expanded from 43 to 75 as import of consumer goods liberalised.
8/27/1946Gandhiji cables warning to British Government against repetition of ""Bengal Tragedy"". He also wrote to Wavell.
3/31/1994The Supreme Court orders closure of 11 industrial units around Taj Mahal.
6/13/1995India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact.
11/30/1974India, Pakistan decide to end the ten-year trade ban.
1/22/1967Atomic Energy Center was renamed after Homi Jahangir Bhabha as 'Bhabha Atomic Research Centre' at Trombay, Mumbai.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
8/30/1990Parliament unanimously passes the Prasar Bharati Bill.