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Historical Event on 2/8/1936
Manohar Shankar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies in 1958-59), was born in Baroda.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/25/1857 | Lucknow relief by Havelock & Outram begins. |
| 9/25/1922 | Shri Nath Pai, freedom fighter, Barrister and Member of Parliament, was born in Konkan region of Maharashtra. |
| 9/1/1956 | Life Insurance Corporation of India was established and all Life Insurance Business Companies were nationalised and merged in this corporation. |
| 10/1/1928 | Shivaji Ganeshan, famous actor, was born. |
| 8/9/1963 | India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow. |
| 4/17/1917 | V.Sp. Manickam, famous Hndi writer, was born at Melasivapuri (Pudukkottai). |
| 10/15/1931 | Avil Pakir Jalaluddin Abdul Kalam better known as "APJ", famous Indian scientist, was born in the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. He is the pioneer of India's missile programme and was awarded the country's highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, in 1997, for his immense and valuable contribution to scientific research and modernisation of defence technol |
| 10/15/1931 | Firuz Shah Bahmani died. |
| 2/19/1919 | Arvind Gokhle, great Marathi story writer, was born. |
| 4/21/1975 | Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation. |
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