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Historical Event on 8/8/1990

Violent protests rock Bihar against Mandal Commission Report implementation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/24/1903Hemchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali poet, passed away.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
11/13/1909Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.
7/11/1979The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
1/23/1996Maharashtra govt. winds up the inquiry commission headed by Justice Srikrishna set up to probe the communal riots in Mumbai in Dec. 92-Jan. 93.
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
12/3/1979Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away.
2/14/1881Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.
3/1/1950The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000.