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Historical Event on 1/8/1995

Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1958Mihir Sen becomes the first Indian to cross the English Channel from Dover to Calais.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".
1/17/1952The pension work of CDA (Factories), Calcutta and the Defence civilians in ordnance factories was transferred to the office of the CDA (P), Allahabad.
4/4/1997World Bank Atlas for 1997 put India as world's fifth largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity estimated around $1318 trillion.
3/26/1969Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.
8/29/1998Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.