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Historical Event on 8/7/1941

Rabindranath Devendranath Tagore ""Gurudev"", great Indian poet, voluminous playwright, Noble Laureate, social reformer, freedom fighter, painter and philosopher, passed away at Calcutta at the age on 80 years. He will be always remembered for the national song ""Jana Gana Mana"" and as a founder of Vishwa Bharati, Shantiniketen, etc.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1959Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
9/9/1997Designated court decides to frame charges against 49 persons, including Shiv Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray, BJP president L. K. Advani and former U.P. Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, in cases relating to Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.
11/27/1778Joseph Lin flew upto 2,286 meters high with the help of a baloon.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
5/25/1915Mahatma Gandhi established Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
6/10/1900Jayantnath Chaudhary, former General of Indian Army General, was born.
8/25/1948Jana Gana Mana to be the provisional National Anthem till Constituent Assembly made a final decision.
8/3/1985Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.
8/29/1974Lokdal Party established under the presidency of Chaudhary Charansingh.