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Historical Event on 8/8/1968
Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.
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| 10/23/1996 | Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. |
| 4/21/1997 | Inder Kumar Gujaral sworn as the 12th Prime Minister of India, along with old council of ministers in the H. D. Deve Gowda govt. minus Tamil Maanila Congress Minister and D. P. Yadav of Janata Dal. |
| 2/1/1942 | Lt Col HT Hogan raised the Regiment at Malir Cantonment. |
| 6/26/1995 | Madhya Pradesh declared ""Tiger State"" as it homes one sixth of the world's tiger population. |
| 1/19/1907 | Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD. |
| 1/2/1967 | University established at Berhampur in Orrisa State. |
| 9/27/1995 | Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi. |
| 1/15/1919 | Ahmed Mohammad Mamsa, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1963-73, was born at Mumbai. |
| 1/18/1990 | Farooq Abdullah, J&K CM, quits. |
| 10/19/1929 | Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born. |
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