8 MAY HISTORY TODAY

May 8

Today in Indian History
Events for May 8

8-May-1725	John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle.
8-May-1815	Malaun of Nepal was captured by General David Ochterlony.
8-May-1901	British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 mil. lives since 1899; blames overpopulation.
8-May-1906	Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.
8-May-1910	Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity.
8-May-1930	Gandhi followers mob Bombay to protest his arrest.
8-May-1933	Gandhi starts hunger strike to protest the British repression of untouchables.
8-May-1954	Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French.
8-May-1959	Dalai Lama will not be allowed to campaign for Tibetan independence in India. India wants to maintain friendly relations with Communist China.
8-May-1962	Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal.
8-May-1963	Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.
8-May-1971	Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79.
8-May-1990	A 255 kmph cyclone lashes Andhra Pradesh coast causing heavy losses to life and property.
8-May-1990	Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.
8-May-1992	Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
8-May-1992	Gul Mahomed, cricketer (8 Tests for India & one for Pakistan), passed away.
8-May-1994	Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.
8-May-1995	Prem Bhatia, journalist, passed away at 83.
8-May-1996	The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
8-May-1996	Poll counting begins.
8-May-1997	India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
8-May-1997	Mumbai High Court holds that Christian women can seek divorce on the sole ground of being subjected to cruelty and need not prove infedidelity on the part of their husbands or desertion.
8-May-1998	Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.

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८ मे दिनविशेष(May 8 in History) ठळक घटना, घडामोडी, जन्म(वाढदिवस), मृत्यू(पुण्यतिथी, स्मृतीदिन) आणि जागतिक दिवस.

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जागतिक दिवस

जागतिक रेडक्रॉस दिवस.
युरोप विजय दिन.

ठळक घटना, घडामोडी

१८८६ : डॉ.जॉन स्टाइथ पेम्बरटनने कोका कोला प्रथमतः तयार केले.
१९३३ : महात्मा गांधींचे २१-दिवसांचे उपोषण चालू.
१९९४ : ब्रिटन व फ्रान्सला जोडणार्‍या इंग्लिश खाडीच्या खालून खोदलेल्या युरो टनेल या बोगद्याचे उदघाटन

जन्म, वाढदिवस

१९१६ : स्वामी चिन्मयानंद, भारतीय तत्त्वज्ञानी.

मृत्यू, पुण्यतिथी, स्मृतीदिन

१८९९ : वासुदेव चाफेकर.
१९८२ : अनिल उर्फ कवि अनिल (आत्माराम रावजी देशपांडे), मराठी कवी.

मे महिन्यातील दिनविशेष
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१९	२०	२१	२२	२३	२४
२५	२६	२७	२८	२९	३०
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