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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
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.
11/16/2000The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
7/20/1654Portugal was taken over by Britishers.
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.
9/18/1927Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce was established.
6/9/1923Idris Hassan Latif, Air Chief Marshal, was born at Hyderabad, Deccan.