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Historical Event on 4/8/1857
Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/7/1761 | Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked. |
| 7/7/1937 | Jagdish Prasad Goenka, great industrialist, was born in Calcutta. |
| 7/10/1992 | P.Chidambaram,Union Minister, resigns owning responsibility for investing in 'Fairgrowth'. |
| 1/3/1952 | India adopted birth control program with aid of U.N. World Health Organization. |
| 12/19/1995 | Unidentified aircraft drops a heap of sophisticated arms and ammunition, including AK-47 rifles, rocket launchers and anti-tank grenades in Purulia district in West Bengal. |
| 5/7/1993 | Jankiraman panel's final report finds that an additional aggregate of Rs. 12,85,549 crore was transacted in banks without any documentation; it indicts 12 more banks for involving in the scam. |
| 4/1/1855 | Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's first Bengali primer 'Varnaparichay' was published. |
| 3/18/1953 | Backward Classes Commission inaugurated. |
| 4/13/1993 | Bhupan Hazarika wins Phalke Award for 1992. |
| 4/18/1959 | India, Pakistan sign one-year pact on Indus River irrigation. |
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