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Historical Event on 2/8/1999

Gen. K. Sundarji (69), former Chief of Army Staff, died in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1954Nehru declared the National Health Scheme for the entire country.
12/16/1994Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
5/18/1988The ten-day Golden Temple siege at Amritsar ends with the surrender of 46 militant Sikhs.
2/2/1915Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born.
4/12/1913Gandhiji in Indian Opinion draws attention to new Immigration Bill's failure to fulfil terms of Provisional Settlement of 1911. Kasturba decides to join Passive Resistance struggle.
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.
11/18/1991In the by-elections, Congress gets 8 Lok Sabha seats and suffers rout in UP assembly, while BJP gets absolute majority.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.