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Historical Event on 2/8/1971
Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
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| 12/14/2000 | The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act. |
| 5/22/1991 | Sonia unanimously elected Congress President by the Working Committee. She, however, declined the offer. |
| 7/26/1927 | Gulabrai Sipahahimalani Ramchand, cricketer (valuable all-rounder in 33 Tests for India), was born in Karachi. |
| 3/2/1997 | Michel Camdessus, Managing Director, IMF, congratulates India on its pursuit of steady and higher economic growth. |
| 5/7/1907 | The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market. |
| 7/8/1914 | Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born. |
| 5/13/1994 | Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992. |
| 5/28/1903 | Shantanu L. Kirloskar, great industrialist, was born at Sholapur (Maharashtra). |
| 1/22/1997 | Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal, former Union Ministers Ajit Singh, Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav and five others chargesheeted by CBI in Rs. 3.5 crore Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MPs bribery case. |
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