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Historical Event on 7/8/1999

The bodies of 12 soldiers, who martyred in Kargil battle, were brought to New Delhi. So far 321 soldiers were killed and 476 wounded in operation Vijay.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/15/1966U.S. resumes full economic aid to India and Pakistan.
7/19/1969Indian Government nationalised 14 major commercial banks of India by Presidental ordinance.
4/24/1888Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.
1/22/2000India retains the golf title in the SAARC championship in Dhaka.
12/22/1995A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
7/25/1987Ramaswamy Venkataraman became the eighth President of India. He held this office till July 25, 1992.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
12/7/1989Hemananda Biswal sworn in as Orissa Chief Minister.
1/1/1989India and Pakistan sign three agreements.