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Historical Event on 2/8/1912

Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1888Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.
3/2/1994Autonomous Hill Council for Leh set up.
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
9/30/1990Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation.
6/24/1990Defence scientists successfully test fired country's first third generation anti-tank missile 'NAG'.
1/20/1972Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura become states of Indian union. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram become Union Territories. Assam's North East Frontier Agency (Nepha) was renamed as Arunachal Pradesh territory.
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9/10/1887Govind Ballabh Pant was born in village Khunt, Almora District, U.P. He served eight years as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He was as outstanding parliamentary figure of his days. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna in 1959.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
10/16/1952Pakistan's first Test vs India starts at Delhi.