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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 |
| 1/25/1983 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Acharya Vinobha Bhave (Posthumous) (1895-1982). |
| 12/6/1929 | British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India. |
| 7/14/1963 | Swami Shivanand Saraswati, religious leader, passed away. |
| 8/1/1922 | Ratilal Sankalchand Nayak, educationist and writer, was born at Kadi, Gujarat . |
| 4/4/1990 | Lata Mangeshkar wins 1989 Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 12/9/1992 | More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial. |
| 6/23/1953 | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician, national leader and founder of JanSangh Party, died at Srinagar while in detention. |
| 3/25/1996 | CBI gives a clean chit to PM Rao in the St. Kitts case. |
| 4/29/1960 | Pandit Balkrishna Sarma ''Navin'', famous Hindi poet of modern era, passed away. |
| 11/22/1989 | General Election ( 9th) of India begins for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in 5 states. |
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