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Historical Event on 8/8/1936

Corbett National Park was established. It was the first country in the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1972Bootlegger sells wood alcohol to wedding party; 100 die in New Delhi.
2/24/1948The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
11/23/1983Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi.
12/27/1797Mirza Ghalib, great urdu poet and writer, was born at Agra.
9/17/1879E.V. Ramaswami Naicker, prominent leader of Dravid movement and social reformer, was born at Erode in Tamil Nadu.
5/27/1997Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.
9/25/1947Kashmir accedes to Indian Union.
9/26/1919Rotary Club's first Indian meeting was held.
3/18/1948Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress.