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Historical Event on 2/8/1993
India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
4/8/1894 | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, famous novelist and writer of national song 'Vande Mataram', died at the age of 55. Some of his writings are 'Anandmath' and 'Kapal Kundala'. |
5/25/1936 | Rusi Framroz Surti, cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
10/30/1887 | Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali children's litterateur, was born. |
5/1/1966 | Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra. |
2/9/1946 | Demonstrations were held against the trial of the INA men. The ratings and a few units of the Royal Indian Navy rise in open Mutiny in Mumbai harbours. |
10/2/1930 | Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra. |
6/15/1899 | Roy Chowdhury Devipasad, modern Indian sculptor and painter, was born. |
11/12/1958 | Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival. |
4/18/1914 | Jamshedji R. Patel, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1948-59, was born in Mumbai. |
1/10/1959 | Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi. |
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