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Historical Event on 9/8/1982
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1951 | Kashmir issue taken up in UN security council. |
| 4/2/1926 | The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 2/11/1989 | Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away. |
| 7/21/1930 | Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born. |
| 11/9/1924 | Pandit C. R. Vyas, veteran singer, was born. |
| 1/23/1897 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader and freedom fighter, was born at Cuttack. At the age of 23, he was ranked fourth in the I.C.S. Examination in London and fought against the British with his Azad Hind Fauj in the second World War. |
| 2/11/1979 | Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial. |
| 9/29/1959 | Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel. She was the first Asian lady to achieve the feat. |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
| 6/25/1880 | Syed Muhammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, professor, writer and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, was born at Mustafabad village in the Rae Bareli district of U.P. |
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