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Historical Event on 8/8/1972

Olympics open at Munich (26).

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1992S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.
3/13/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten took charge as Viceroy of British India. He ruled upto 14th August, 1947.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.
1/4/1993K. Margabandhu, former UCO Bank chief, was arrested on charges of amassing wealth beyond his means.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.
3/19/1982President's rule in Assam.
11/19/1970Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman), was born.
5/9/1981Pandit Sundarlal, great revolutionary and writer of 'Bharat Mein Angreji Raj', passed away.
2/11/1968Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away.
10/16/1788Maratha's crowned Shahaalam as king of Delhi.